Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Seen all the discussion about the 25 and it's issues and then someone moaning about the 21 being too frequent which I partially agree with which made be think of this idea:
21 - Newcastle -> Gateshead -> Low Fell -> Birtley -> Chester Le Street (Every 15 Minutes) -> Durham (Every 30 Minutes) - PVR 8
21A - Newcastle -> Gateshead -> Low Fell -> Harlow Green -> Wrekenton (Every 30 Minutes) - PVR 3
21B - Newcastle -> Gateshead -> Low Fell -> Hertford -> Chowdene Bank -> Team Valley Retail World (Every 30 Minutes) - PVR 3
X21 - Current X21 to Bishop Auckland Only
X22 - Newcastle -> Gateshead -> NON STOP -> The Cannon -> NON STOP -> Coach and Horses -> Birtley -> Chester Le Street -> 25 Langley Park - PVR 12 (X21 and X22)
25 - Old X25 Between Newcastle to Chester Le Street extended to Great Lumley (Every 30 Mins) then Seaham (Every Hour) replacing 71 - PVR 6
Metro Centre to Durham renumbered something else.
I'm aware it's a slight increase in PVR by 1 but it gives some actually useful links such as a bus from Newcastle and Low Fell to Team Valley all day (places where people want to be) and Great Lumley and Fencehouses a direct bus to Newcastle and Gateshead. It also gives an upgrade to the 25 for the passengers who are further afield with a quicker journey to Newcastle and X-Lines upgrade whereas the rest of the route get's a new extension to Houghton and the link back to the QE restored while the X21 extension to West Auckland is removed which seems to carry fresh air. It also gives Birtley an express bus missing Low Fell (at a cost of 2 buses an hourly but the 21 is dead by then mostly anyway for the frequency) and the 21 is still 7.5 minutes through the core part.
