Queues in South Shields had been reportedly greater than a mile lengthy
Runners who took half within the Great North Run mentioned they needed to walk home after torrential downpours brought on main disruption to public transport.
Thousands of participants and spectators had been caught in giant queues in South Shields whereas companies had been suspended.
Metro operator Nexus mentioned it had labored with authorities to revive companies.
Heavy rain meant the South Shields bus and Metro interchange turned flooded inside, prompting lifts and escalators to interrupt down.
Rail companies had been stopped between Bede and South Shields for greater than an hour after flooding on the road at Tyne Dock.
More than 60,000 individuals took half on this 12 months’s Great North Run
The Metro station in South Shields then needed to briefly shut whereas water was cleared from the tracks, reportedly inflicting queues of greater than a mile.
Resident Paul Dix mentioned “thousands” walked previous his home close to Tyne Dock as they tried to seek out different types of transport.
He mentioned he and several other neighbours on Thornton Avenue spent about an hour and a half “directing them around past the flood”, including the stream of individuals was “just continuous”.
“Cars were also tailed right back into the town and were moving very, very slowly,” he added.
Runners additionally needed to walk to seek out different types of transport because the Tyne Dock space had flooded
However by about 20:30 BST, Nexus mentioned all companies had been restored, however with some knock-on delays.
By Monday morning, the service was again to regular.
It got here as a yellow climate warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain for the area had been issued by the Met Office.
Some passengers determined to make use of the Shields Ferry to cross into North Tyneside
Nexus praised clients and thanked them for his or her endurance as workers, volunteers and authorities labored to revive companies.
Customer companies director Huw Lewis advised BBC Radio Newcastle that it deliberate for “lots of things” for the Great North Run, together with having additional groups on standby, however “we could not have imagined this”.
“My heart goes out to the runners and I can only say sorry for the delay, my heart goes out to the people left waiting but we did everything possible, and we did get everybody home,” he mentioned.
The race marked Mo Farah’s closing outing as knowledgeable athlete, ending in fourth place, whereas 1000’s took half to boost funds for his or her chosen charities.
The South Shields interchange turned flooded after the downpour
