(02 Jan 2022, 4:20 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Yeah I was just surprised that GNE went to the effort of creating a Q3 display that initially says City Centre, then updates shortly after to say Newgate Street, (and presumably at some point asking Emma Higgnet to record ‘City Centre’ rather than using one the relevant street/stop name recordings), when the easier and more useful option was to simply have the destination screen as ‘Q3 Newgate Street’ from the beginning of the route, which in this case is within the City of Newcastle - so it’s not like people would be stood scratching their heads asking where on earth is this Newgate Street of which you speak.

I still feel like this isn't really an issue...

It's standardised with all other operators' destination displays, the information of where in the city the bus terminates is readily available in print (at stop, timetable leaflet) and online, and the destination changes to something more useful once it's closer to the city (14 mins away from the city as opposed to 27 mins) which more customers might be familiar with.

Great Park is very early to be saying 'Newgate Street', which, actually, could be anywhere. I feel your argument would have more substance perhaps if the actual destination was 'Haymarket', which is known far and wide, compared to 'Newgate Street'.

(02 Jan 2022, 4:20 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Is the 33 from Jesmond similar?

It says 'City Centre' all the way. From memory the destinations set in the contract specification at the time of award were 'City Centre'.

In the March 2022 tender for the 33/33A services, Nexus actually specify 'Newcastle' rather than 'Market Street' or 'City Centre'.