(08 Mar 2016, 10:28 pm)mb134 wrote I think there needs to be a simplification of the X8 service, perhaps:

Run it Blyth to Bebside ASDA as it usually does, then straight down the Spine Road to the Moor Farm roundabout, and continue the usual route from there?

The 43 can take passengers from Shankhouse etc to Newcastle, where they can change onto a bus to Quorum?

(08 Mar 2016, 10:50 pm)X8X9X10 wrote So you're suggesting the X8 omits Cramlington and have the 43 pick up the slack, but ignoring the fact that the 43 follows the same route as X10/X11 from Cramlington Shops out of the town meaning there'd then be no Newcastle service at all for the areas where only the X8 serves?

(08 Mar 2016, 10:39 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote The actual section between Cramlington and Newcastle would certainly improve with extra time given to cope with the blackspots such as Moor Farm Roundabout. But the Northern section needs absorbed into another service for this to happen which would mean no PVR increase at all.

(08 Mar 2016, 10:56 pm)mb134 wrote I'm sure that, for the bits of Cramlington that the X8 currently serves, at least one other bus serves them?

The 57 serves Klondyke, the X9 and 57 serve High Pit.

Changing buses is something lots of people have to do on a daily basis

(08 Mar 2016, 10:56 pm)mb134 wrote I'm sure that, for the bits of Cramlington that the X8 currently serves, at least one other bus serves them?

The 57 serves Klondyke, the X9 and 57 serve High Pit.

Changing buses is something lots of people have to do on a daily basis

(08 Mar 2016, 11:46 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Having to change bus can turn a 30 minute journey into a hour. That's 5 hours a week lost for someone working full time with the possibility of more expensive travel.

(08 Mar 2016, 11:46 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Having to change bus can turn a 30 minute journey into a hour. That's 5 hours a week lost for someone working full time with the possibility of more expensive travel.

(08 Mar 2016, 11:55 pm)Jimmi wrote Have to agree here, the amount of time that can be added onto journeys with having to connect between two or more buses can be significant even on services with fairly high frequencies, even on my journeys home from New College Durham at Framwellgate Moor - Newton Aycliffe when the 7 started terminating at Durham Bus Station instead of Framwellgate Moor (except a few peak runs) My journey times saw an increase from 55 minutes to around 1 hour, 30 minutes, some nights it was closer to two hours! This was all down to bad connection times between buses and the 64 being a pile of garbage as it was always late or never turned up!

(27 Mar 2016, 8:39 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Most areas not to sure so may not get it exactly wright.
X17. Newcastle -kingston park-Ponteland -morpeth-ashington -wansbeck hospital
Monday to sunday
Mon to sat every hour
Sunday every 2 hours
The whole route would take around 1 hour 25 mins so a bit longer than the x21.
This route will run to kingston park providing a link to northumberland then the 79 route this would mean more frequent service in morpeth the service will run direct to Ashington handy for commuters then down to wansbeck hospital with the service extending to the  hospital one 1 will ternamate at Ashington.
Mon to sat the service could be ran by ashington using mpds
Sunday jesmond could run it using a solo but interworking with another service.
With this service introduced the 1 will decrease by 1 vehcile

(27 Mar 2016, 8:52 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Newcastle Airport-Morpeth was poorly used on the 100. I can't see it making a comeback. 

What MPDs are available like? Only got five at Ashington, 4 on the 57s and one spare.

(27 Mar 2016, 9:48 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Wasnt the 100 a collage service

(27 Mar 2016, 10:37 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Yes, but it was open to the public. It used to run from Ashington College to Kirkley Hall Campus, then it got cut between Morpeth and Kirkley Hall with connections to service 35, then it interworked with the 35 and was extended to Cramlington via Blagdon and also went to Blyth at peak times.

It was withdrawn last year.

(27 Mar 2016, 9:21 pm)Lm2606 wrote ooooh I remember the 101, Blyth - Newcastle Airport

(27 Mar 2016, 8:39 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Most areas not to sure so may not get it exactly wright.
X17. Newcastle -kingston park-Ponteland -morpeth-ashington -wansbeck hospital
Monday to sunday
Mon to sat every hour
Sunday every 2 hours
The whole route would take around 1 hour 25 mins so a bit longer than the x21.
This route will run to kingston park providing a link to northumberland then the 79 route this would mean more frequent service in morpeth the service will run direct to Ashington handy for commuters then down to wansbeck hospital with the service extending to the  hospital one 1 will ternamate at Ashington.
Mon to sat the service could be ran by ashington using mpds
Sunday jesmond could run it using a solo but interworking with another service.
With this service introduced the 1 will decrease by 1 vehcile

(04 Apr 2016, 8:35 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I could see some points as to why this would make sense to rival the metro. The 79 COULD be withdrawn. The alternative is it being every fifteen minutes using Pulsars between Newcastle and the Airport continueing hourly using MPDs freed up by the X16 changes to follow the rest of the route as far as Morpeth because as GX03 SVC will back me up the route between Morpeth and Ashington is to popular for MPDs and the roads between Ponteland and Morpeth on the 79 route are not suitable for vehicles above MPD size

(04 Apr 2016, 8:43 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote I see your point but most people would use the metro or that stagecoach service that goes up to ponteland? Forgot the number

(04 Apr 2016, 8:46 pm)NK53 TKT wrote The X78 serves Darras Hall and Ponteland every 30 minutes and doesn't actually serve the airport. They could also have the X17 as a MAX service to make it more appealing to the slightly better well off people of that part of Northumberland. The Pulsars could have luggage racks fitted as well

(04 Apr 2016, 8:56 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote
The 131 might compete especially with free sweets

(04 Apr 2016, 8:57 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I don't like sweets

(04 Apr 2016, 8:58 pm)NK53 TKT wrote The Morpeth X17 could be scheduled to be departing exactly half an hour after the Morpeth 44

(04 Apr 2016, 9:30 pm)Andreos1 wrote There was a regular TWPTE (Blue line? ) service that went to the airport years ago.
Really reaching in to the dark recesses here, but pretty sure it went via Fawdon to Kingston Park/Bank Foot, before scooting through Woolsington.

It wasn't very fast and the airport was quiet then.

It also didn't have the option of using the bypass (as it wasn't built!).

There is already a comprehensive service through the estates, maybe the route this X17 takes to the airport is the key?

(04 Apr 2016, 9:39 pm)Ambassador wrote Yeah there definitely was. Sure it was still going strong after the Metro extension too

(04 Apr 2016, 9:46 pm)Ambassador wrote The 77X, don't know much else about it

http://www.keithstransportpics.co.uk/Leyland-Buses.html#

(04 Apr 2016, 9:52 pm)Andreos1 wrote I am sure Blue Bus Services or TWOC had a run to the airport too, using their Bristol's.

(04 Apr 2016, 9:23 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Bus Services from Newcastle Airport could be like :

Arriva X17 could extend to Ashington if it used Pulsars.
Add that to diverting the X77/78/79 into the Airport and if they can the 74 too and then you have a better connected Airport.

Though diverting the above might need funding from the Airport.