(17 Aug 2014, 11:10 am)Tom wrote As I've got nowt better to do, I'm going to jump on a Coaster, then get the 9 to Jarrow to see how it does.
I think you will find that there are few or no customers on the 9 if you try it today but that is true of many routes on a Sunday. When I see the 9 arriving in to Jarrow from North Shields weekday day times it is often half full which is not bad. Departing North Shields there are customers making short journeys from the town centre to the area by the Royal Quays as well which must help in justifying the half hour frequency.