(27 Dec 2013, 9:10 pm)andreos1 wrote Spooky you mentioned it about the 21 as I was referring to the x1.
That is at least two comments about two different services being over crowded!
Glad it seems lessons have been learned relating to services into/out of Newcastle and the match/shoppers.
Hopefully the services can be adapted depending on who is at home on Boxing Day, with services behind spread about a bit, rather than concentrated in the same areas.
Having the 21 every 10 mins is great.
It gets crowded on a normal match day - if there are even fewer buses to relieve the pressure on it, then it will be like the Tokyo Metro!
There's always something to learn - and it was a similar post match experience today on the 21's as the first few post match buses where heaving with the usual Sunday 10 min frequency.
I still think anything extra on Boxing Day is a tricky one as the costs are so high, you've got to be certain that its going to take enough dosh to cover it. There's some interesting points mentioned on out of town shopping centres etc, but I can't see places like that being worth serving commercially on Boxing Day as most people go by car anyway - I'm thinking the likes of Team Valley, Silverlink, Byker Retail Park etc and possibly even Dalton Park. I think Boxing Day is always going to be a day for the traditional town/city centre locations as that's where the volume's at.
The year the 71's run on Boxing Day will be the year you can join me in Fenwick's winda, showing our respective back ends !
