(18 Mar 2014, 11:38 pm)gtom wrote But it's nothing new. The old MC1 solo used to op an express around that time
Yes - The FQ1 (Flippin' Quick One). I think it used to operate when Stanley Taxis were still doing contract work for Nexus. Passengers could board it in the morning from Oxhill to Newcastle before it started doing journeys on the 106 between Newcastle and Walker. The return journey back to Stanley operated sometime between 23:00 and 00:00 after the last journey on the 16 between Four Lane Ends and Newcastle.