(23 Jul 2014, 6:32 pm)AdamY wrote I think the Newcastle to Gateshead section will survive in some form if the Quaylink service is culled due to lack of funding. It would be relatively easy to reroute, say services 53/54, to serve Gateshead College, The Baltic and the Quayside to replace service Q1. However, replacing service Q2 is a more complicated task unless one of the big three wish to operate the service commercially between Newcastle, St Peter's Basin and, perhaps, Walker via The Quayside.
Stagecoach could introduce a number of 12A Journeys to Continue up Walker RD, up to St Peters Basin, follow the Q2 link all the way to Market street (current Route) and have it rejoin back onto blackett street following the normal 12 route from there. Using the Q2 alot, everybody (apart from me usually) gets off before Haymarket, near the theatre Royal anyways, and very few people get off down the Ouseburn on the route back towards Walker meaning it could ommit Byker Bank and continue along saving Journey time.
I remember years ago when Stagecoach 34 was Between Wallsend and Central Station, very short route but if it was reworked to serve more stops around the Quayside it could be an option. With all the new homes being built along walker road having only service 18 running that way long term might be a good idea to introduce a new route anyways. Service 18,19,20,34,35,35A,35B used to go that way years back!