(23 Dec 2023, 12:31 am)L469 YVK wrote Well it's a more than valid suggestion given the current situation GNE are in. If Stagecoach can offer a suitable alternative with journey times and stopping arrangements not to disimilar to the 57/58 and guarantee that they'll turn up 99% of the time, I'm sure most passengers in Hadrian Park heading to Newcastle or Wallsend would abandon the 41/41A/307 in favour of a revised 22.
Well that's the whole point of a suggestion forum. And it's actually a very valid suggestion given GNE's situation with not too much being meddled around with at Stagecoach's end.
The only stumbling block would be any funding agreements with Cobalt and how the 22X boards would work.
If them two issues could be addressed, would actually be a nice little earner for Stagecoach especially with the AM / PM peaks towards Newcastle.
I know this is a different post but you were mentioning the 317. In an ideal world that would be better being split up in half then you could have:
57/57A: Ashington - Cramlington - Whitley Bay - 317 route - North Shields - North Shields Ferry
18: Quorum - Byker - Walker - Q3 Route - Wallsend - 317 Route - North Shields Ferry - North Shields
Q3: Curtailed at St Peter's
It would open new links North / South and East / West towards the Ferry across to South Shields. The 317 is just one long winded route right now which is long as an understatement. The tax payer is also currently paying for 5 buses an hour between St Peter's and Walker aswell which is just ridiculous use of funds.