(29 Aug 2013, 6:53 pm)Daniel wrote I agree. Similar posts have appeared frequently over the past few weeks, and I think we should start to think before we post.
Living in Sunderland, I would love to see direct services between Sunderland and everywhere currently served in the Go North East network by other services, but it will never happen. I think others contributing to this thread may be thinking about what they'd like to see without considering whether the services would actually be justifiable.
I'm surprised we haven't seen a service suggestion for a direct service from Fencehouses to Darlington or Fencehouses to Morpeth yet!
I love the suggestions we've had that have considered availability of vehicles (or upcoming availability of vehicles - think of all the new buses coming to the fleet soon and the movements that will come of these vehicles) or the suggestions that have included rough timetables, PVRs etc. It shows that some thought has gone into the suggestion, rather than just a quick post with the suggestion.
I agree there some ridiculous ideas, a few i'll admit by myself personally, but unlike others I don't go Bish Bash Bosh Wheyhey New Route Done, I'll post and see what people think.
I'll go through Timetables Old and New on Simplygo.com or if I have a paper copy I'll use that, or i'll go on the NEB Bygone Era to find what i'm looking for before planning out a suggestion. Take my Q3 suggestion for example I spent few days working on that idea, trying to find the best way for it to work along with other ideas I have came up with over the past few months. And some like the Q3 get a good reaction from other members, whereas others not so much and may need a little tinkering from other members to find the best outcome.
Overall I think this is a great thread, even if it is pretty much all fantasy, but there some cracking suggestions pop up here and there by users of this forum. And i'm certainly going to keep on trying to come up with new ideas even if there not that good or need work on them.