(Yesterday, 9:04 pm)L469 YVK wrote You know what it is.....they're a pretty strong set of changes and really like them. Yes would be a bit of a re-jigg and getting used to, but would open up some decent links and actually integrates all the hard to reach areas into a streamlined corridor.
My only question for the X39:
- Would it serve Silverlink during peak times (in the according Ncl > Cobalt flow) or via Middle Engine Lane? Don't suppose it would be an issue if coordinated with the 36/37 and alternative arrangements clearly communicated with passengers.
Yeah like that, just the traffic around Silverlink at peak times can be horrendous.
Mind either way the 351 should really be every 30 minutes, with the W2 binned off in the process. Crazy both those are still running. An hourly service is completely unacceptable and it's not like it serves nothing, Wiltshire Drive, East Benton, Briardene and Holystone are all massive areas. Whether car usage is high is irrelevant, if you want to increase passengers, you need a basic service.
It's the sort of route which should be prime for BSIP imo, especially Newcastle - Holystone. It's not as if it's a pie in the sky route either as it was commercial until a few year ago and there's been tonnes of housing developments since.