(17 Mar 2017, 7:21 pm)Malarkey wrote ***New Express Service*** (The Red Kite Xpress) - Merge of the "Toon Link 12/12A" & Red Kite Service 45"
X45 - Newcastle - Scotswood - Swalwell - Rowlands Gill - Ebchester - Shotley Bridge - Blackhill - Consett
45 - Newcastle - Scotswood - Blaydon - Heddon View - Winlaton - Parkhead Estate - Rowlands Gill - Ebchester - Shotley Bridge - Blackhill - Consett
- A new Xpress Service will be introduced to provide quick links between Consett, Rowlands Gill and Newcastle with existing service 45 merging with service 12, numbered X45.
- The revised service will operate every half an hour during the daytime (Monday to Saturday), and Hourly on a Sunday.
- The other half of the boards on current service 45 will be split and merged with service 12A, operating it's current route to Rowlands Gill and then operate via Winlaton & Blaydon before operating Non Stop to Newcastle, again operating every half an hour during the daytime (Monday to Saturday), and Hourly on a Sunday.
- These changes open up a number of new local connections for passengers who use these services.with quicker links being made at Blaydon for service 10 to Prudoe, Hexham and beyond into the Tyne Valley.
- Service 46 will continue to provide links from Consett to Newcastle via Intu MetroCentre on an improved frequency of every 15 minutes during the daytime (Monday to Saturday), half hourly on a Sunday.
- Service 47 remains unchanged.
Noticed in the morning, the 45/46 which departs around 2-3minutes after the X70/X71 seems to get to Eldon Square around the same time, some times its already there. Would like to see an express from Consett which stops at Metrocentre, Gateshead and Newcastle, stops where I would imagine a high frequency of passengers alight and depart, via Shotley and rowlands maybe?