(06 Feb 2019, 6:31 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Thinking aloud here, I'd re-route 53/54 so it pretty much went around the bus loop in Newcastle City Centre...

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Much better than 53/54 Saltwell Park which I think as a brand doesn't entice anyone...

I'm sure the people of Coatsworth and Saltwell Roads will be happy to lose their service for the sake of a duplicate 21! Also, the 'Saltwell Park' brand likely catches the eye of people who want to go to Saltwell Park and environs, so I'd say it does its job rather well. 

You do have a point about the destination blind only saying Newcastle though (the official terminus due to it being a circular route). Could do with one that starts as 'Bensham (then Newcastle)' which changes to 'Newcastle' halfway round.