(28 May 2014, 9:47 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote 73 - Washington Galleries - Galleries Retail Park - Sainsbury's Car Park - Glebe - Washington Village - Barmston Village Centre - Peel Retail Park - Waterview Park - Teal Farm - Castletown - Sunderland Enterprise Park - Sunderland Interchange
The above would eliminate the Service from serving both Waterview Park/Peel Retail Park/Sulgrave and Concord Twice in both Directions when heading to Washington and Sunderland, It would also cut Journey Times down by around 25 Minutes I am predicting. To cover the loss of the 73 OAP's would be forced to walk 200 Yards in each Direction to catch either the 4/56 Every 10 Minutes or the M2 Every 30 Minutes, That is a Total of 14 Buses Per Hour that would replace a Service none of them use the 73 as I learnt Yesterday when I decided not to get off it the first time at Concord when going to get my Hair Cut.
Or we could alternatively we could be nice and extend the W5/W6 to Coach Road Estate for no reason at all. To add further fuel to the Fire of axing the 73 from Coach Road Estate, why do you think almost 5 Years Ago Go North East Axed the W3 before merging it with the M2/M3, Because no body used it even though it was Operating at a Frequency of Every 30 Minutes. I think Personally Go North East/Nexus should do a Consultation over a Period of a Month or 2, and see how many People get on the 73 at Coach Road Estate.
Sounds like a good idea, although I'm sure that even if you found that nobody boards at Coach Road Estate for the whole consultation, someone would write to the local papers in anger at how shocked they feel to have been "isolated" from society due to the removal of the 73...
