(19 Apr 2015, 8:43 pm)Tom wrote 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- 20 withdrawn, replaced with improved 1.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.
I think a 1/2 interworking could be better. Purely because I don't think the 2 would be fine with less powerful vehicles, such as Streetlites.
I do agree with your suggestion about cutting the 2 at MBS, as I think Morpeth should have a town service to go to all of its little estates.
Could something like this work:
1 Blyth to Ashington
1 Ashington to Blyth
2 Blyth to Morpeth
2 Morpeth to Blyth
However, as an alternative, if you created a "2X" which ran from Blyth to Morpeth via Bedlington main street and Nedderton, I think the B8RLE suggestion with the X14 interworking would be perfect.