Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
(15 Sep 2020, 8:22 am)big mac There should be a short service serving Old Durham Road as it's much the same issue as the 21 on Durham Road at the moment.
You've got a corridor that is too reliant on a long route subject to potentially loads of different delays along the way.
On Durham Road it's a bit better than before now that more 21s are Newcastle to Chester only, and you've got the X21 supplementing it for people are traveling further.
Old Durham Road and the 56 should follow a similar model, perhaps more like the "old days" when they had a high frequency Newcastle to Springwell Estate route. Although this seems to be something GNE just do not do nowadays.
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(15 Sep 2020, 9:32 am)Andreos1 I agree about your comments on Washington, however the purpose of the X1 is to provide more than just a bus from Hetton to Newcastle. It's the sort out route which is core to the current GNE operating model in that it crosses through several hubs and sees a significant number of people (I do think it could be more) who do commute towards Tyneside.
However, I don't think Wrekenton forms one of those hubs. Granted some will use it to change buses, but I reckon others will use a formal interchange facility which provides better facilities and a roof.
The problem with the X1 as it stands, is that it's used as a local service in the coalfields. If you're in Easington Lane and needing to get to the shops in Hetton, punters will get the X1 or 55. If the 55 isn't reaching its potential financially in this section, then the X1 could be one reason why.
For those commuting further afield from the coalfields, there's very little incentive to use the X1 as it stands due to the cost and journey times.
Add the fact that it's just as quick to get a metro from Newcastle and a 4 to the Galleries as it is to get an X1 all the way, confirms that the northern portion isn't the fastest either - despite the bus priority measures coming out of Newcastle and up Old Durham Road.
I like your suggestion about using Eighton Banks. I don't think the residents would though. They complained bitterly when it went that way for a short period in the past.
(15 Sep 2020, 8:22 am)big mac There should be a short service serving Old Durham Road as it's much the same issue as the 21 on Durham Road at the moment.
You've got a corridor that is too reliant on a long route subject to potentially loads of different delays along the way.
On Durham Road it's a bit better than before now that more 21s are Newcastle to Chester only, and you've got the X21 supplementing it for people are traveling further.
Old Durham Road and the 56 should follow a similar model, perhaps more like the "old days" when they had a high frequency Newcastle to Springwell Estate route. Although this seems to be something GNE just do not do nowadays.
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(15 Sep 2020, 9:32 am)Andreos1 I agree about your comments on Washington, however the purpose of the X1 is to provide more than just a bus from Hetton to Newcastle. It's the sort out route which is core to the current GNE operating model in that it crosses through several hubs and sees a significant number of people (I do think it could be more) who do commute towards Tyneside.
However, I don't think Wrekenton forms one of those hubs. Granted some will use it to change buses, but I reckon others will use a formal interchange facility which provides better facilities and a roof.
The problem with the X1 as it stands, is that it's used as a local service in the coalfields. If you're in Easington Lane and needing to get to the shops in Hetton, punters will get the X1 or 55. If the 55 isn't reaching its potential financially in this section, then the X1 could be one reason why.
For those commuting further afield from the coalfields, there's very little incentive to use the X1 as it stands due to the cost and journey times.
Add the fact that it's just as quick to get a metro from Newcastle and a 4 to the Galleries as it is to get an X1 all the way, confirms that the northern portion isn't the fastest either - despite the bus priority measures coming out of Newcastle and up Old Durham Road.
I like your suggestion about using Eighton Banks. I don't think the residents would though. They complained bitterly when it went that way for a short period in the past.