(10 Aug 2024, 12:43 pm)Andreos1 wrote In theory there's the 34, 71 and 78 in Chester. 
The 82 in Birtley and maybe the 67 or 93/94 in Low Fell. 
Can't think of anything else. Anyone else boarding it, face a hike on shanks pony due to the route and location of housing. 

When you look at the frequency of the 21 and then compare it to the services that feed in to and out of it, the balance is all wrong. 

Many a time I've got on to a 21 from a 71 and it's been fine. 
The return leg less so. 
When you factor in the fewer boards on the 71 vs when it first started, the issue really rams home to everyone except those in GNE Towers it seems. 

If they're really wanting it to succeed and become the cash cow it should be, they need to look at the network. 
Unless of course, they're happy propping it up with tax payer money year after year.

Aye that's true, must admit they're not interchanges I'd like to do anything to hourly is risky as I've learnt a lot of times trying to catch the 19 at Northumberland. Luckily I don't mind a walk and it's only 50 minutes or so but if it was a frequent thing I'd get sick very fast.

I know it's a irrelevant to this thread but I wish we'd ditch this stupid hub and spoke and reverse it.

Like this BSIP could've easily been an extended 71 (even if it only ran to Houghton for timetabling reasons) and an extended 725 which then interwork with the 21 patterns. Two currently undesirable routes suddenly come a lot more attractive. If they do well, who knows maybe you could up them to every 2 BPH each, if not you've opened new connections regardless. I'd actually be on the fence more with that because it makes sense.