(22 Oct 2023, 9:47 am)Unber43 wrote With franchising becoming a big thing I wonder if there is anything you could do to possibly streamline/improve SC Newcastle operations?
In recent experience these Cross-City services are becoming too complicated and impossible to operate without regulation. The 62/63 route is simply far too heavily relied upon. You can’t withdraw a bus and then add it into an already congested service. The 30/31 form an almost circular service around Newcastle providing not many useful links. There are 4 services to one area of Newcastle (Whickham View) are they all completely necessary?
Service 36 withdrawn replaced by service 64 & Service 30/31 extended from Whickham View Terminus along Silver Lonnen to Slatyford Depot.
Service 37 withdrawn and replaced by extended X63 and revised 38.
Service 38 revised to operated every 10 minutes Whickham View-Freeman Hospital with alternate journeys continuing to Four Lane Ends.
New Service 64: Newbiggin Hall Estate- Westerhope- West Denton- Fenham Hall Drive- Spital Tongues- RVI- City Centre- Byker- Chillingham Road- Four Lane Ends- Forest Hall Meadway
To replace part of 87/36 & section of 38 from Four Lane Ends-Meadway
Service X63: Extended from Killingworth to Cramlington via the current 37 route. 30 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime and hourly Evenings & Sundays.
Service 62 & 63 both revised to operate via Stamfordham Road
Service 71 & 72 to operate via Fenham Hall Drive.