Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
(22 Apr 2021, 11:25 am)OrangeArrow49 Sounds like a good suggestion. I wonder if passenger numbers would be any good. A new service between Kingston Park/Dinnington and Northumberland Park would be a good addition. Providing another service for the Airport and Killingworth would be useful too.It's a really nice journey. I will give GNE credit as the 42A seems popular between killingworth and Four Lane Ends to Wallsend as I've seen a lot of people on it. It used to be Go North East longest route in running time
I'm yet to ride the 42A to Killingworth from Kingston Park. The full route from Wallsend to Kingston Park is a nice ride out.
(22 Apr 2021, 11:25 am)OrangeArrow49 Sounds like a good suggestion. I wonder if passenger numbers would be any good. A new service between Kingston Park/Dinnington and Northumberland Park would be a good addition. Providing another service for the Airport and Killingworth would be useful too.It's a really nice journey. I will give GNE credit as the 42A seems popular between killingworth and Four Lane Ends to Wallsend as I've seen a lot of people on it. It used to be Go North East longest route in running time
I'm yet to ride the 42A to Killingworth from Kingston Park. The full route from Wallsend to Kingston Park is a nice ride out.
(22 Apr 2021, 10:20 am)Andreos1 Yeah, that Easedale Gardens one is a good shout.For a place as big as the Team Valley in terms of the amount of workplaces, the bus service there seems completely inadequate. During the main part of the day it's literally only one service along Kingsway every 20 minutes.
Makes sense. Minutes from the Hospital, but two buses to get there.
As for Windsor Road, there was the OK 727 which went along there too.
Pretty sure the 184 did at one point as well.
Again, minutes from a key location (TVTE), but potentially 2 or 3 buses. Is there any wonder places like Lamesley is jam-packed with traffic (and delaying the 28a and 29), when people can't easily use public transport to key locations.
(22 Apr 2021, 10:20 am)Andreos1 Yeah, that Easedale Gardens one is a good shout.For a place as big as the Team Valley in terms of the amount of workplaces, the bus service there seems completely inadequate. During the main part of the day it's literally only one service along Kingsway every 20 minutes.
Makes sense. Minutes from the Hospital, but two buses to get there.
As for Windsor Road, there was the OK 727 which went along there too.
Pretty sure the 184 did at one point as well.
Again, minutes from a key location (TVTE), but potentially 2 or 3 buses. Is there any wonder places like Lamesley is jam-packed with traffic (and delaying the 28a and 29), when people can't easily use public transport to key locations.
(22 Apr 2021, 11:47 am)Micheal Aaron Parker It used to be Go North East longest route in running time
(22 Apr 2021, 11:47 am)Micheal Aaron Parker It used to be Go North East longest route in running time
(22 Apr 2021, 12:06 pm)omnicity4659 The X21 was their longest route at 110-120 minutes long, compared to 97 minutes on the 42A. Obviously it's now the X11 at 185 minutes.
(22 Apr 2021, 12:06 pm)omnicity4659 The X21 was their longest route at 110-120 minutes long, compared to 97 minutes on the 42A. Obviously it's now the X11 at 185 minutes.
Yea the 42A was the longest. A while ago I thought that the 1A from Metrocenter to Whitley Bay was the longest but it turned out in terms of time. The 42A from Shields to Kingston Park was the longest
(22 Apr 2021, 12:35 pm)Rob44 When the 42a used to go all the way tto north shields it must have been close to a 2 hours journey? I once got it from Shileds to Widopen and was sure i was aboard for more than 90 minutes
(22 Apr 2021, 12:35 pm)Rob44 When the 42a used to go all the way tto north shields it must have been close to a 2 hours journey? I once got it from Shileds to Widopen and was sure i was aboard for more than 90 minutes
(22 Apr 2021, 1:19 pm)omnicity4659 Didn't realise that it used to go to and from North Shields, my apologies!Aye. It got withdrawn when Go North East handed the contract to GCT. GCT then extended there 335 to North Shields along the old 42/42A route and Go North East withdrawn the 42/42A between Wallsend and North Shields
(22 Apr 2021, 1:19 pm)omnicity4659 Didn't realise that it used to go to and from North Shields, my apologies!Aye. It got withdrawn when Go North East handed the contract to GCT. GCT then extended there 335 to North Shields along the old 42/42A route and Go North East withdrawn the 42/42A between Wallsend and North Shields
(22 Apr 2021, 3:39 pm)idiot Tried looking in bygone era for time of route but can't get access unfortunately.
(22 Apr 2021, 3:39 pm)idiot Tried looking in bygone era for time of route but can't get access unfortunately.
(22 Apr 2021, 4:43 pm)Rob44 this bloke describes his journey on the 638. might give you and idea of where it went
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/dow...umps.8685/
(22 Apr 2021, 4:43 pm)Rob44 this bloke describes his journey on the 638. might give you and idea of where it went
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/dow...umps.8685/
(22 Apr 2021, 1:35 am)Micheal Aaron Parker I'd love to see this.
48 Airport to Northumberland Park via Dinnington, Brunswick, Wideopen, Seaton Burn, Dudley, Northumberland Business Park, Annitsford, Killingworth, Backworth then into Northumberland Park
I think this would be a good addition for a few reasons.
Number one it gives a 30 minutes service between this and the 42A between Dinnington and Killingworth
Number two. I think it would profit with serving the Northumberland Business Park
Number 3 it would give people a better connection after Killingworth to get to Northumberland Park as the closest service there is the 54 and a quicker link to the metro
(22 Apr 2021, 1:35 am)Micheal Aaron Parker I'd love to see this.
48 Airport to Northumberland Park via Dinnington, Brunswick, Wideopen, Seaton Burn, Dudley, Northumberland Business Park, Annitsford, Killingworth, Backworth then into Northumberland Park
I think this would be a good addition for a few reasons.
Number one it gives a 30 minutes service between this and the 42A between Dinnington and Killingworth
Number two. I think it would profit with serving the Northumberland Business Park
Number 3 it would give people a better connection after Killingworth to get to Northumberland Park as the closest service there is the 54 and a quicker link to the metro
(22 Apr 2021, 4:43 pm)Rob44 this bloke describes his journey on the 638. might give you and idea of where it went
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/dow...umps.8685/
(22 Apr 2021, 4:43 pm)Rob44 this bloke describes his journey on the 638. might give you and idea of where it went
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/dow...umps.8685/
(22 Apr 2021, 6:32 pm)Storx Not sure there'd be much demand between Killingworth and Northumberland Park like. Can't see many people wanting to use the Metro towards the coast as most places are served by direct buses (Whitley 53 / Shields 54) and then people wanting it towards Sunderland etc will just use the 62/63 every 7.5 minutes towards Four Lane Ends or 52/54 every 15 minutes.Wrong way round,the 53 serves Shields and the 54 serves Whitley,one big suggestion that stands out for me is the 319,maybe route the 42 along Great Lime Road like the 323 used to do,and Route the 42A via Forest Hall and Benton,and a new service doing the current 42A between Four Lane Ends and West Moor
I know it doesn't serve Annitsford where you live but if you wanted another service between Dinnington and Killingworth I'd do something like this https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.03559...0?hl=en-US and give an actual sensible route between 2 places; you might even pick a few passengers from Wideopen going to Morrisons and it's another bus service for the 2 large housing estates being built at Gosforth Park which only have the X7/X8 atm rather than a meander up Dudley and through Annitsford etc.
(22 Apr 2021, 6:32 pm)Storx Not sure there'd be much demand between Killingworth and Northumberland Park like. Can't see many people wanting to use the Metro towards the coast as most places are served by direct buses (Whitley 53 / Shields 54) and then people wanting it towards Sunderland etc will just use the 62/63 every 7.5 minutes towards Four Lane Ends or 52/54 every 15 minutes.Wrong way round,the 53 serves Shields and the 54 serves Whitley,one big suggestion that stands out for me is the 319,maybe route the 42 along Great Lime Road like the 323 used to do,and Route the 42A via Forest Hall and Benton,and a new service doing the current 42A between Four Lane Ends and West Moor
I know it doesn't serve Annitsford where you live but if you wanted another service between Dinnington and Killingworth I'd do something like this https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.03559...0?hl=en-US and give an actual sensible route between 2 places; you might even pick a few passengers from Wideopen going to Morrisons and it's another bus service for the 2 large housing estates being built at Gosforth Park which only have the X7/X8 atm rather than a meander up Dudley and through Annitsford etc.
Yea could see adding a new service along where the new housing is where the X7/X8 go. That would make a good connection route from Four Lane ends to Killingworth via that way
(22 Apr 2021, 6:48 pm)V514DFT Wrong way round,the 53 serves Shields and the 54 serves Whitley,one big suggestion that stands out for me is the 319,maybe route the 42 along Great Lime Road like the 323 used to do,and Route the 42A via Forest Hall and Benton,and a new service doing the current 42A between Four Lane Ends and West Moor
(22 Apr 2021, 6:48 pm)V514DFT Wrong way round,the 53 serves Shields and the 54 serves Whitley,one big suggestion that stands out for me is the 319,maybe route the 42 along Great Lime Road like the 323 used to do,and Route the 42A via Forest Hall and Benton,and a new service doing the current 42A between Four Lane Ends and West Moor
