(20 Nov 2015, 8:09 pm)S813 FVK wrote Do you actually use the 88/88A to Lukes Lane? If you don't, you don't really have a reason to 'go off it'.It carries a few people an hour if lucky.
(20 Nov 2015, 8:23 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote 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
I do know what you mean by notorious haha my scholars serves Low Simonside before Brockley Whins, there's only about 15 at the most apart from half days which would need a B7 but GCT may be able to do my scholars unlike GNE.
(20 Nov 2015, 8:30 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote The 88/A are not used enough when I use it as far as Hebburn and Lukes Lane so it makes sense splitting it with the busier Jarrow - Shields section and decrease the frequency of the Jarrow - Lukes Lane section to save money and be more reliable.
And to add further no one uses the 88/A from Monkton Lane and hebburn all the way to Shields when they can use the quicker 27, The furthest they will use it will be to Jarrow which is why I split the route theere but the J1 also runs to the Morrisons with the new 88/89 to provide those affected access to Jarrow and Hebburn shopping areas aswell as fast quick connections to other destinations.
My Auntie lives at Monkton Lane and only uses the 27 as the 88 is less frequent and pointless for her.