(18 Oct 2014, 1:56 pm)Dan wrote What's the story in Balamory today then?
It's shambles today.
I got on the Metro at Park Lane, around 13:30, and it was 15 minutes late. It was jammed packed by the time we got to Fellgate, and when we got to Heworth the doors won't close, and the driver, quite rudely said ''if somebody doesn't get away from the doors, you'll all get off, so move it.''. Then, coming across the metro bridge in between Gateshead and Central, all of the lights went off, and the driver chucked us all off at Central. I then had to walk to Monument, to get the train back to Wallsend. I had to wait, 35, YES 35!!! minutes for a train. I wish I had have got the 9 now... I heard on the announcements at Monument there were no trains between Heworth and Monument, GNE were accepting tickets on the 27 and 57. This is due to a blockage on the overhead lines apparently. Disgusting.
I was sitting next to this women and she said there was only one day this week the metro was not delayed, and this morning they got chucked off at Walkergate. She was considering using the Coaster from now on, and I told her a weekly ticket is only £12.50.