(20 Nov 2015, 7:34 pm)DanPicken wrote With me living on the neighbouring Scotch Estate (South Leam) I would like this but with the 57A not serving Beacon Lough etc and running direct via Gateshead Interchange only after Heworth also I don't think the Peak 88 would need B7's just a St Wilfrids only bus running with a MPD or Solo SR. Also the 57A should be timed to run either every 10 or 7.5 combined with the 88 similar to the 45-7 now. The 88A could be kept running via Low Simonside before/after Brockley Whins/Scotch Estate.
That's were my idea of peak time extras came from, from the schools. don't think a MPD or Solo would suit that type of service though.
the idea of the 57 is to provide a more direct bus to the Toon compared to the 27 aswell as serving areas of Shields that were left with only the metro a couple of years ago now.
Like the low Simonside idea just would involve a quite lengthy loop back on itself or a route change which would involve running through the notorious Scotch Estate accesses roads I'm sure you know what I mean by notorious hahaha