The Northern Group Enthusiast Club are running an outing for their 60th anniversary - Saturday 8th November

"To celebrate the 60th Anniversary, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Northstar for a 60th Anniversary route recreation day!

Details are below! PREBOOKING MANDATORY

Members, your form will be through via email. If you have not provided one or know those who struggle with the page, ask them to contact the Chairman from details on his previous letter. Non Members welcome, please contact the page, details below!"

You can contact them through their page at: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BCAfdz2Nk/

(10 hours ago)Adrian wrote The Northern Group Enthusiast Club are running an outing for their 60th anniversary - Saturday 8th November

"To celebrate the 60th Anniversary, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Northstar for a 60th Anniversary route recreation day!

Details are below! PREBOOKING MANDATORY

Members, your form will be through via email. If you have not provided one or know those who struggle with the page, ask them to contact the Chairman from details on his previous letter. Non Members welcome, please contact the page, details below!"

You can contact them through their page at: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BCAfdz2Nk/

So. the 794 originally ran between Consett and Longbenton DHSS, I believe, and the 602 obviously ran between Newcastle and Hexham. Presumably, it won't be doing the 870 (forerunner to the present 689) between Hexham and Consett so I'm guessing it's doing a straight run down the A68 from Castleside.

(9 hours ago)MurdnunoC wrote So. the 794 originally ran between Consett and Longbenton DHSS, I believe, and the 602 obviously ran between Newcastle and Hexham. Presumably, it won't be doing the 870 (forerunner to the present 689) between Hexham and Consett so I'm guessing it's doing a straight run down the A68 from Castleside.

The only differences between the 10 & 602

- Via Crawcrook rather than Barmoor
- Via Swalwell rather than Chainbridge Road
- Also ran via A1 until either 2004 (the new interchange bridge) or Tridents replaced by B10BLEs

(9 hours ago)L469 YVK wrote The only differences between the 10 & 602

- Via Crawcrook rather than Barmoor
- Via Swalwell rather than Chainbridge Road
- Also ran via A1 until either 2004 (the new interchange bridge) or Tridents replaced by B10BLEs

I never asked, bur cheers anyway. 

Oh, and the original 602 (paired with the 601 which operated via Dilston instead of Corbridge) ran via Scotswood Road, before Metrocentre was a thing. 

Both were also briefly extended to Killingworth between October 1986 and Jan 1987 (this was at the same time both the 604/X64 were extended to North Shields via, what would become, the 356 route).

An independent running an ex Stagecoach bus to celebrate Northern seems a bit odd