(11 Jul 2013, 6:10 pm)Michael wrote re the 1 and 24 - coincidence they are changing together?
When the 1/2 stopped running from Wrekenton last time, we were told it was to improve reliability... Since then, the amount of complaints on the facebook wall has dropped massively.
To bring it back onto Durham Road, seems a backward step.
There's a lot of annoyance in Low Fell that services to Newcastle have been reduced since the changes and since the Angel is permanently stuck in traffic (I assume in Birtley, it always gets the blame) its not rare to see massive service gaps (up to 25 minutes and longer at weekends)
Perhaps the potential of another bus through Low Fell to Newcastle is tempting as a way to solve those issues, saying that the 24 is as reliable as chocolate fireguard