(24 Jan 2015, 3:36 pm)Dan wrote Takes more than just 35 minutes to get from Grindon to the Wheatsheaf, doesn't it? Sounds fishy to me - maybe just a half arsed driver!

Seem to recall it taking around 25-30 from Premier Rd to the City Centre, but it was a few years ago now, so I may be wrong.

Guess it was the 16:22 19 from Grindon Michael was on. Its 38 minutes from Grindon to Wheatsheaf. Premier Road (Plains farm Club) to City Centre is 23 minutes. Timings are very tight on the 18 and 19 and that's why it ends up late quite often . Its worse at the minute with temporary traffic lights at Seaburn and Brian Mills, if you miss seaburn temporary lights in both directions to South Bents it adds 8 minutes to the schedule, remembering you only get 7 minutes from the Seaburn Hotel to South Bents and back to the Seaburn Hotel.

Maybe the half arsed driver had tried his best, kept to the speed limits, waited for the hordes of concessionary pass holders to be seated before he tried to make time up hes lost due to all of the above as well as the match traffic.