(30 Jan 2019, 9:23 pm)Jamie M wrote I would say 97 falls under the guise of little and often. I think it's high frequency but not so much revenue. It's duped massively up bensham bank, duped massively around lobley hill, and only really connects Whickham to Gateshead interchange. And Fellside to the front street. The 6/Ms are quicker to metrocentre, the X30 is quicker to town.
Most 97s are dead beyond peak times, especially in the evening. I can't see a large investment into this route.
Sounds as though it's a bit of a pointless service minus Whickham to Gateshead Interchange and Fellside to the front street, maybe worth axing the 97 and integrate it with the other services which share the same corridor.