(22 Oct 2013, 7:38 am)Michael wrote It was a post by someone on the GNE FB page but i agree, most people would rather travel Southwick way than all the way around the world, the 36A i think goes that way.
I like the 26 and X36 idea but think the 26 could be effected by traffic etc
Gonna keep checking VOSA to see if any of the changes appear..
It's another of these invisible consultations as they don't want results which won't agree with what they've already decided to do. What is appalling is that the consultation form, which I had to hunt around for, doesn't mention that the X3 is presumably going to be killed off (vehicles used on short 9's and extra X36) having been cut to hourly ONLY 5 MONTHS AGO. Even since those recent changes each time I've used it recently there have been good loadings from Newcastle and Gateshead to East Boldon and Fulwell (as well as to Sunderland who could obviously use X36) so it'll be these people who are deprived of a through bus to Newcastle. And in my more limited use of X36 it's intermediate loadings are lower than those of X3.