(02 Jan 2022, 4:27 pm)Dan wrote 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'.


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'.

I'm torn on this argument. On one hand, I do think that the displays should show the actual destination, but like you say, are people really going to know where 'Newgate Street' is? Even as someone who is often in Newcastle, I've no sodding clue where it is, to be honest, I don't even know where Market Street is (well, I know how to get there, I just don't know /where/ it is)

I would personally prefer it to have both destinations on the screen from the start, 'Newcastle/City Centre' at the top and then 'Newgate Street' or 'Market Street', or 'Eldon Square' underneath. They can then just drop 'Newcastle/City Centre' and just switch to the actual destination once they get close like they currently do.
Although there probably isn't enough room on the standard height displays to show that, as well as the 'via' locations (do they even still have that, I don't really pay attention)