(31 Jul 2021, 8:09 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote I'm currently in the middle of an idea involving redesigning the entire Tyne & Wear Bus Network, plus parts of Tynedale, Northumbria & Durham putting all commerical and contracted services under one roof.
Standout Ideas based on GNE Routes
- 1 (as route from September) to be renumbered 301).
- 2 & 2A will be renumbered to 124 (Via Shiney Co-Op, Biddick Woods & Glebe) 125 (Old 2A, will serve Fallowfield Way) & 126 (Current 2)
- 10 to become standalone and renumbered X83 (will be non-stop from Central Station to Handy Drive again).
- 10A & 10B to be renumbered 12 & 12A with new Service 12B replacing Nexus R1 & R4.
- Existing 12 & 12A to be renumbered 31 & 32.
- 20 renumbered to 534.
- 21 renumbered to A1.
- 33 Replaces 39 between Sunderland & Pennywell. Also Extends from Silksworth to Doxford Park & Doxford International. (Will operate every 15 Mins as Service 133).
- 35 to be renumbered as 141 and diverted to replace 38 in Ashbrooke & Leechmere then via Silksworth, rejoining normal route at Board Inn, will also now terminate at Houghton-Le-Spring.
- 39 to be renumbered as 137 (Continues Hourly to Washington replacing Nexus 37), 138 ( Hourly Return of 160/163 Route between Board Inn & New Lambton) & 139. All 3 Will be extended from Sunderland to Pallion Retail Park via Royal Hospital & St Lukes Cross.
- 49B reinstated alongside 49 & 49A.
- 55 diverted via Newbottle from A690 and will terminate at South Hetton. Also will be increased to 20 Mins, Merged with Stagecoach E1 & Renumbered as 535.
- 57, 58 to be joined by new 59 replacing Nexus 68 between Bill Quay & Q.E Hospital then Extending to Deckham Broadway, Gateshead & Newcastle.
- 61 to be merged with Stagecoach E6 and renumbered as the 536.
- 97 Will become a Full Circular Again.
- Q1 & Q2 renumbered G1 & G2 (G for Gateshead Orbit. Will no longer extend from Gateshead to Sage, Baltic, Quayside & Newcastle City Centre.
- X1 renumbered to i1 & i2 ( 3bph on Both Routes Based on Sep Changes). Branded as iToons.
- X66 merged with Stagecoach 100 as Circular (Will also replace Q1/Q2 Quayside Section. Renumbered as 66A & 66C.
If you were merging everything together you'd be better merging the cross Newcastle services for example merging stuff like the 46 (Arriva) and 57 (GNE) to give cross city routes.
Similar to most of Stagecoach's routes but they're East / West.
Theres loads of routes you could merge potentially,
44, 45, 46, 55, X47, X87, X88, X63, 10, 11, 30, 31 North of the water. The last 4 to remove the rather weird U shaped routes.
12, 57, 58, 100, Q1/2, 53, 54 South of the water.