(17 Feb 2015, 6:56 pm)mb134 wrote Here's a few suggestions, following on from earlier:
Operating from Jesmond:
Service 311: Newcastle-Coast Road- Silverlink Roundabout- Tyne Tunnel- Jarrow- South Shields
Service 312: South Shields- Cleadon- Monkwearmouth- Sunderland Park Lane
Service X3: Newcastle- Gateshead- A184- A19- Stadium Of Light- Sunderland Park Lane
Operating from Belmont:
Service 2:Newcastle- Gateshead- Team Valley- Sunniside- Marley Hill- Hobson- Dipton- Consett- Shotley Bridge (Hospital)
Service 3: Durham Bus Station- Lanchester- Consett
Service 4: Consett- Stanley- Beamish- Chester-le-Street
Thoughts?
Not sure about Tyne & Wear suggestions as I don't really know the area.
Doubt Arriva would do well in Consett as GNE has the monopoly there also I remember when Arriva tried to take on Langley Park before with the 726 Langley Park - Chester and 754 Langley Park - Durham, the 726 went to Chester via Plawsworth and this didn't last very long only a few months I think and the 754 was pretty much the exact same route as the 14 which lasted longer than the 726 did although it really shouldn't of as the passenger numbers were woeful often saw it heading down Framwellgate Moor Front Street with on-one on it or if there was actually anyone onboard it was only OAPS and New College students heading into Durham.
The reasons I think these two failed was because GNE operated two buses an hour to Chester/Durham while Arriva's were hourly and they also had gaps at peaks to allow the buses to drop off for school runs.