(19 Apr 2015, 8:35 pm)mb134 wrote Not sure, I know before the 2010 changes they had the 35, X30 (which I seem to remember ran more frequently than it does at present), and the X31.
I think to reduce the service to a temperamental 35 and an hourly X20 would be going too far although if they increased the frequency of that? (This may help with our last problem...)
X14 Morpeth to Newcastle (B8RLE)
X20 Newcastle to Ashington
X20 Ashington to Newcastle
X14 Newcastle to Morpeth
and repeat..
Would increase the X20 frequency, allow for easier driver changes at Ashington, as well as vehicle changes if need be, additionally both services would more than justify B8RLE's
Sounds good.
Another suggestion would be:
2 Blyth to Morpeth
X14 Morpeth to Newcastle
X14 Morpeth to Newcastle
2 Morpeth to Blyth
This would allow for bigger buses on the 2 which I think it needs. To replace the Kirkhill-Morpeth section a half-hourly Kirkhill-Lancaster Park service would be introduced, using MPDs.
Then, I would propose this for the 1/20 services:
-1 increased to every 15 minutes between Ashington and Blyth, and 30 minutes between Blyth and Amble.
- 20 withdrawn, replaced with improved 1.
- 1 decreased to every 30 minutes between Ashington and Wansbeck due to low passenger numbers.
- Improved service for Cresswell, Hadson and Amble.
I don't think there is much through traffic on the 20/X20 so I think this could work well?
Not sure what could happen with the 57/57A as I can't find a decent way for them to interwork.