27 May 2021, 12:41 pm
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(27 May 2021, 12:15 pm)ifm001 I guess information will be released when GNE are ready to. Asking the same question over and over on a daily basis will not make GNE hurry themselves.
Fair point. On this occasion I was suggesting it might actually follow the X84/X85 route to keep all of the expresses aligned, even though the X75 won't be X-lines. Just interested which route it will take, and if the service will actually stop along the route, as it might not even have a set route if running non-stop to and from Ponteland. I don't expect it will follow the route of the 808 to Belsay, going through Fenham and Cowgate (even the 808 runs as set down only between Newcastle and Cowgate). Best guess would be Ponteland Road, but no idea whether or not it will pick up/set down on route.
For tickets, I expected a new ticket will be introduced as Belsay is a new destination, but now think maybe GoZones will cover it, with all zones required for the purple and yellow of Newcastle and Ponteland.
GNE should release more information to get interest before the service commences in just over a month's time. Timetable being the main thing required. With the pandemic still ongoing, I'm not entirely convinced the X75 will happen. My apologies for being overly interested, just so excited for a new service I'll hopefully be able to make use of. Of course we don't know anything until GNE releases more details, but I thought it might provoke some discussion, and see what others think about possible routes and tickets.
