(05 Jul 2014, 2:44 pm)Dan wrote I'm not sure about this one.
It'd keep the passengers who aren't travelling to town happy, but I imagine they'd be a bit peeved if they had to get off their bus which they caught into town (if travelling across the river), wait for a shuttle bus (what would the frequency be for this shuttle bus - in total there's about 50-60 buses per hour at Monkwearmouth?), get on the shuttle bus and wait in traffic, get off again and then wait for the bus they were on before to continue their journey.
Or stand waiting for a bus, which along with 59 others, which is stuck in traffic on the other side of the river.
Changing buses must be the lesser of two evils - it keeps buses in an even keel and helps reduce any regulation.
Not sure of any other solutions.