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The old No26 bus

Posted by peter cook on 5/7/2025, 1:53 pm

The old number 26 bus at Jarrow circa 1959.

Re: The old No26 bus

Posted by Alan Young on 5/7/2025, 4:37 pm, in reply to "The old No26 bus"

I think that it went from Hebburn to Sunderland ???

Re: The old No26 bus

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 5/7/2025, 5:36 pm, in reply to "Re: The old No26 bus"

Remember the 19 went through the Tyne Tunnel to Hebburn Jarrow then Sunderland that was early nineties went on it .Don't know about the 26.

Maria 19 Bus?

Posted by Mac C on 6/7/2025, 8:03 am, in reply to "Re: The old No26 bus"

I cant recall a bus that started North of the Tyne and came through the tunnel to Jarrow Hebburn and onward to Sunderland.

Anyone help me?

Re: Maria 19 Bus?

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 6/7/2025, 8:44 am, in reply to "Maria 19 Bus?"

Yes Mac I got on at Cramlington.May have started at Wallsend .You were on forever but I did go to Sunderland on it and we went through the tunnel.Date is right hope some one remembers.

Re: The old No26 bus

Posted by Sheila on 6/7/2025, 8:57 am, in reply to "Re: The old No26 bus"

Maria, I left Hebburn in 1970, I can’t remember a number 19 bus. As you it was the early 1990’s so it was after the time I lived in the North. I remember when we left all the buses were red and sometime in the late 1980’s when we visited “Home” the buses were yellow.

Re: The old No26 bus

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 6/7/2025, 12:23 pm, in reply to "Re: The old No26 bus"

You have a better memory than myself Sheila.All I can remember was Worswick street bus station I think the buses were red all the fumes .And running down to catch the bus so steep happy days Y E S .

Re: The old No26 bus

Posted by Sheila on 6/7/2025, 5:27 pm, in reply to "Re: The old No26 bus"

Maria, I remember Worswick Bus station, the buses were all red. At my great age now, I can say I arranged to meet a few boyfriends at times outside the Catholic Church in Worswick Street. 60/65 years ago. 😀

Re: The old No26 bus

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 6/7/2025, 7:40 pm, in reply to "Re: The old No26 bus"

Ah Sheila love that great.Went in that Church a few years ago with my sister had read about a saints remains being there and a service being held they were only there the remains for couple days.Lovely Church but from Worswick street never any sign it was open .

the old no 25 bus

Posted by Bob Noble on 5/7/2025, 8:21 pm, in reply to "The old No26 bus"

As resent as that 1959! It looks older than that. What makers name is on the radiator? But then ,, it is sixty odd years ago.

Re: the old no 25 bus

Posted by Bob Noble on 5/7/2025, 8:24 pm, in reply to "the old no 25 bus"

Whoops I mean No26 !!!

Re: the old no 25 bus

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 6/7/2025, 9:30 am, in reply to "Re: the old no 25 bus"

Google Cramlington to Sunderland through tunnel all on there date they had is starting 80s went through Seaton Burn then Cramlington .

Re: the old no 25 bus

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 6/7/2025, 9:56 am, in reply to "Re: the old no 25 bus"

You may have more luck Mac . Got a article on Google just as I remember only was 80s ,Looked again different piece comes up.

Buses for Maria et al

Posted by Mac C on 6/7/2025, 10:15 am, in reply to "Re: the old no 25 bus"

"No, there wasn't a bus route directly from Cramlington to Sunderland via the Tyne Tunnel in the 1980s" says Google.
That said they are using AI which is often wrong!
But I certainly don't remember it if there was.
I have to admit however that I haven't been on a bus "since Moses was a lad". An exaggeration of course but truly since I was 35 the only occasion on which I have used a bus is in London about 10 years ago (free with my Derbyshire Gold Card which us old folk get for free)

Re: Buses for Maria et al

Posted by Brian on 6/7/2025, 10:25 am, in reply to "Buses for Maria et al"

The 19 come, through Hebburn down to the Tyne tunnel headed up to Wallsend, it then headed up to Killingworth along the industrial estate and onto Burradon(where I got off) and onto Cramlington

Re: Buses for Maria et al

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 6/7/2025, 10:47 am, in reply to "Re: Buses for Maria et al"

Thanks Mac and Brian got the number of the bus right a little bit memory still there .

Re: Buses for Maria et al

Posted by Maria Ratheram on 6/7/2025, 10:58 am, in reply to "Re: Buses for Maria et al"

Mac went to London a good few years ago.Driver let us use our bus passes Northumberland .Don't think I would be able to see the sights like we saw now.Old ages is a hinder.

Re: Buses for Maria et al

Posted by Norman on 6/7/2025, 11:43 am, in reply to "Re: Buses for Maria et al"

When we moved to the Windermere Cres Estate in 1953. Lukes Lane Estate and Finchale Rd estates weren't built. The first bus service to our estate was the 9D.
I think the No 26 to Monkton Lane (Lukes Lane) is dated right.