(31 Jan 2023, 3:30 pm)Storx wrote Imagine timekeeping would be an issue with that.
Personally I always think it should be bolted onto the Quaylink services across the river and give direct Metrocentre to Quayside services instead of the 53/54 maybe even extended through to the Great Park instead of the Q3. It would also give a direct link from Gateshead to Northumbria University without the walks at both end with the other half of the Q3 actually doing a loop around Newcastle again rather than the botch currently.
Be handy to have a bus with connects all the hubs together (Metrocentre / Eldon Square and Haymarket / Gateshead)
Given people, like myself, use the X66 to connect between services at Gateshead and Metrocentre, timekeeping on the X66 is very important. If it was run off another service, and that was running late, it would mean I would end up missing the connection at Metrocentre.
If it's standalone, then the chances of it running late are minimised.