Sometimes buses into Blaydon used to use the flyover rather than the crossing. For some reason, I always preferred it when they did that.

Speaking of Scotswood Road, another memory of mine was on the few occasions when it closed. Sometime in the early 80s, there was some sort of problem at Paradise Bridge (flooding?), so the 631/2/3 was diverted via Denton Road, Armstrong Road and Atkinson Road. On the way back from Newcastle, they sometimes used South Benwell Road instead of Atkinson Road. This diversion seem to last forever as a child but it was probably only for a month or so.

Also, coming out of Marlborough Crescent, buses sometimes used to go up Westmorland Road and down Park Road to get to Scotswood Road. This was after the Redheugh Bridge was built so I've always wondered why this was the case?