(14 Feb 2024, 3:27 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Would 24hr shuttles from non metro areas work aswell maybe from Stanley, Washington etc....
Maybe, maybe not. Depends where really. It gets more complicated as it's rural in parts and there's nothing going the other way.
Like personally, I'd argue the 54(354) would be the best route to run, as dead as it during the day, bar from West Moor to Northumberland Park go on the 353 route instead and additionally serve Osbourne Road.
You'd have a route which would do
Newcastle - Jesmond - Gosforth - Longbenton - Quorum - Benton - Palmersville - Northumberland Park - Cobalt - Shiremoor - Rake Lane Hospital - Whitley Bay, quite a few destinations where night staff might be serving both business parks and numerous housing areas. During the day it would be bonkers route but take the Metro away and things change. For the rest of it just run the 1 from Newcastle to Whitley Bay, it duplicates it anyway.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.97435...?entry=ttu - Google maps of it for those who can't picture it.
For Washington though, the X1 might have a chance if it took a detour serving Washington and was all stop between Newcastle and Wrekenton, maybe could join onto the 2 and do Chester Road in Sunderland aswell instead of heading Houghton way.