(22 Oct 2013, 6:29 am)Michael wrote Facebook message about the proposed North Sunderland changes...
Hi everyone! I don't who is aware, but Go North East are proposing to withdraw the 36/36A service. They are justifying this by proposing to increase the 26 to a 20 min service. Fine if you don't need to go over the Alexandra Bridge for work, hospital, shopping or leisure. The consultation forms haven't been available on the 36/36A even though I have asked several drivers. In the end, I e-mailed a request for a number of the forms be sent to my home address so I could distribute them among the 36/36A passengers. They sent me 12!!! So if you care about our bus services, if not for yourself, then maybe for a relative or neighbour who relies on them, contact them on Facebook or www.simplygo.com. We only have till 30 Oct to have our views heard. Please fight to keep our bus links.
I have to agree iv'e used the 26/36/36A last few days i haven't seen any on their.
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I've used the 36/36A a few times to get to Interviews at the Enterprise Park etc, and there is literally nobody using it from my experience of using it. Even a few weeks back when I was on a training course at Ingeus on Fawcett Street, I would hop on it upto Park Lane if I couldn't be bothered to walk or if it was Raining, and again nobody on it, minimum of at least 5 Passengers or Less on all occasions. So I can see why GNE are proposing to Withdraw it. As for the 26 I can't comment as I have never used the Service.
On the flip side I can't see why the Person is complaining about a loss Service when you have Stagecoach operating Services 3/4 and 13 Every 10 Minutes in and around the Areas the 36/36A Serves. Plus they could quite easily get on the 73 which goes over the Alexandra Bridge.