(29 Oct 2016, 10:37 pm)Malarkey wrote 6/6A - Newcastle - Metrocentre - Tanfield Village - Tanfield Lea - Stanley - Annfield Plain - Fines Park - Dipton - Flint Hill - Burnopfield - Sunniside - Whickham - Metrocentre - Newcastle
A merge of the 6 and V8 provides a clockwise/anti clockwise circular of Stanley with connections to Metrocentre and Newcastle via Tanfield, Annfield Plain, Dipton, Burnopfield.and Whickham operating at a combined frequency of Every 15 Minutes..
V7/X70 & X71 - Consett - Leadgate - Medomesley (X71) - Dipton - Flint Hill - Burnopfield - Sunniside - Lobley Hill - Gateshead - Newcastle - Metrocentre - Burnopfield - Tanfield Lea - Stanley - East Stanley
The frequency of service V7 will be increased to operate Every 30 Minutes with an extension from MetroCentre to Newcastle where it will interwork with Services X70/X71.
You'll not get a decker or even a scania around fines park, not in a million years. That also adds time and makes the whole journey even more counterintuitive. 6s don't run onto 6s because of timing issues also until night. It takes 80 minutes during the day, even without stopping in teams. It's paramount it runs onto something else which is quick, or it can take over 3 hours end to end, easily.
The system currently is fine, except for the tanfield lea stretch, which is somewhat deprived. Running the V8 at a higher frequency and for later would remedy this.
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