(19 Nov 2023, 10:20 am)mb134 wrote The X21 going via Red House Farm and Nedderton is literally an extra 5 minutes compared to it going down Hartford Road, that isn't going to be a deciding factor in whether people continue to use the bus or not.

So.......

ex Newbiggin
- B1331/A192 - need to give priority to S.Bound traffic
- A192/A1068 - need to give priority to N/S.Bound traffic

I'd imagine both junctions will be a nightmare at busy times.

ex Newcastle
- B1331/A192 - need to give priority to S.Bound traffic

Okay, perhaps the 5 minutes saved would be 'invested' elsewhere in the route....but passengers would perceive it to be 'faster'. Bit like the old 308 & 309 argument pre-QA.

Technically, Stakeford & Bedlington are only getting a 20 minute service taking into account how close the following X21/X22 is behind due to the 14/6 splits. Surely a flat 15 minute service will spread the loads out better.

Plus.....having the slower 42 would be a huge advantage if an incident causing huge delays kicked off in Gosforth (which isn't uncommon)! Anyone wanting Regent Centre and Gosforth if things got bad one morning / evening....get off and change onto the 42 and vice versa. X21/X22 straight down to Kenton Bar then A167 & Claremont Road to avoid the worst of the traffic & delays to get back on-time later on.

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(19 Nov 2023, 11:36 am)Storx wrote Alnwick Drive and Dunstanburgh in Bedlington is another area crying for a bus service if some bus stops were fitted, but again same problem with making other bus services slower, similar to Stead Lane.

Well......there you have the 42 for that