(23 Sep 2024, 4:19 pm)Adrian wrote How do you see Great Park as a dead end? There's ample routes for buses to go in and around the development. The X47 is even using the new spine road that was opened recently, providing connectivity to Kingston Park.
Yes, I tend to agree on the 35. The turning at Herrington Burn is a bit of an awkward position for a stop (on both sides).
Sorry wasn't very clear, I meant more in a sense that it can't really travel through then connect to somewhere else rather than hitting a physical dead end. The better performing routes are generally those which go from two main destinations serving a few places in between, rather than those which go from a main destination to a housing estate. The Sage closing was a massive blow for the corridor aswell as it was a good flow going against the peak. The 43/44/45 has the Gosforth corridor covered going that way aswell.
The X47 is definitely the best chance for it though to actually work, always thought it was the right service to serve it personally, since it doesn't duplicate any services and is just a short extension to an existing well used service.