(09 Sep 2023, 9:46 am)Andreos1 wrote I'm wondering if this is the perfect opportunity to review and revise the cross-Tyne services.
It's been spoken about before, but do we really need a multi-coloured convoy of all those buses following each other in and out of the town?
(09 Sep 2023, 12:01 pm)Storx wrote Honestly can't disagree. Personally I'd love to see the likes of the 27 and 57 terminating at Gateshead. There's a perfect Metro station at Heworth where people could change over and get the buses away from the town centre.
I know will moan about a change but it's a culture we need to change and use those buses to run a more frequent service where the people actually live.
There's no reason why people heading towards Newcastle are travelling through Heworth, it's just bad transport planning other than the X10 and it's a far enough distance out that it would be quicker at peak times if done properly aswell.
After that, other than the 25/28/29, which are more difficult to sort, everything else probably has a reason to cross over.
(09 Sep 2023, 2:36 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Hmm don’t think so. Which council owned infrastructure or buildings are you referring to that have burned down?
(09 Sep 2023, 3:08 pm)deanmachine wrote The most frustrating part is that there used to be a bus lane straight onto bottle bank completely avoiding the A167, and Gateshead Council have just finished bricking it up.
(09 Sep 2023, 3:08 pm)deanmachine wrote The most frustrating part is that there used to be a bus lane straight onto bottle bank completely avoiding the A167, and Gateshead Council have just finished bricking it up.
(10 Sep 2023, 1:44 pm)Ambassador wrote You could send some uses across the Swing but turn left and enter town that way. It’d be far more efficient to route all buses through Newgate street and avoid Eldon square
(10 Sep 2023, 1:47 pm)Storx wrote Only problem with that is Forth Banks is horrific, so will just be as bad as going via the Tyne Bridge pretty much.
(10 Sep 2023, 2:52 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Wonder if they could experiment with diverting some Newcastle bound services to the Metrocentre to open up more connections.Maybe an X22....
Perhaps one X21 an hour to Newcastle, one to Metrocentre, same with the Angel
(10 Sep 2023, 2:52 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Wonder if they could experiment with diverting some Newcastle bound services to the Metrocentre to open up more connections.
Perhaps one X21 an hour to Newcastle, one to Metrocentre, same with the Angel
(10 Sep 2023, 6:47 pm)Storx wrote Not sure how the traffic is going to end up being but wonder if there mind be scope for running a few peak time buses on the X1, 56 and 21 maybe via the Tyne Tunnel or via the A1 and miss the Tyne Bridge altogether.
Be longer but if it's as bad as I could imagine it being at least it'll get people in.
(21 Dec 2023, 4:09 pm)Rob44 wrote https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...e-28330586
Park and ride from metrocentre to newcastle announced
(21 Dec 2023, 6:03 pm)Storx wrote I'm at the stage where I genuinely question whether the councils actually know where people are going while crossing the Tyne Bridge as I'd be pretty certain that most of them will be going no-where near Gateshead heading South in the morning, considering the vast number of car parks are empty at 10am / 4pm.
Another white elephant that no-one will be using, not to mention that if you're at the Metrocentre then it's pretty much certain you'll be going via Scotswood Road anyway...?
No-one and I mean no-one will be heading the 'wrong' direction all the way to the Metrocentre from South of Team Valley to then sit on a bus, not to mention if you drive to the Metrocentre you might aswell go to the Metrocentre...
(21 Dec 2023, 4:09 pm)Rob44 wrote https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...e-28330586
Park and ride from metrocentre to newcastle announced
(21 Dec 2023, 7:07 pm)Storx wrote Agreed with both, it just doesn't make sense to me. Is there actually anything stopping you using the Metrocentre as a P&R anyway...? Obviously there's so much demand though that you can't parked.
If this was somewhere like Team Valley (on the site of the Funfair) then I'd totally get it, with Bensham Bank bus only at both ends - it should be anyway to improve traffic flow and get buses moving instead of it being full of cars rat running clogging it up.
That would be more popular, even long term, as it's in the right place for people commuting, you also have the added bonus that if there's a park and ride heading from Team Valley to Newcastle; you've now got an express bus service from Newcastle and Gateshead heading towards Team Valley so it kills two birds with one stone. Also agreed with the Heworth comments, for the same reason as the Metro / train already exists and is direct.
It's no wonder transport in the North East is a mess as it's riddled with incompetence throughout.
(21 Dec 2023, 8:39 pm)BusLoverMum wrote They'd be better off tidying up the facilities at Heworth but that would have people hoping a Metro turned up.
30-40 minute delays could be the clincher in persuading me take the train, though. When it runs.
(21 Dec 2023, 7:36 pm)solsburian wrote Perhaps someone should come up with a BSIP bingo card with the current and no doubt future outlandish services that the authorities may concoct.
(21 Dec 2023, 7:47 pm)mb134 wrote Failing to see how a P&R to cover a road closure can use money from a pot intended to improve bus services?
It's like using the money to pay for a Metro Replacement 900 service.
(21 Dec 2023, 10:54 pm)Storx wrote No doubt, the same way they've ringfenced some of it towards traffic light replacement. Be interesting to see what's getting cut from their plans for all this money being wasted elsewhere which was meant to be used for public transport users.
Doesn't surprise me one bit though.
(22 Dec 2023, 5:21 pm)morritt89 wrote Was there a thing before where the Metro Centre was used as a Park and Ride site for Newcastle? X67 branded Solos but unsure if I'm getting confused with something else (many years ago)?
(23 Dec 2023, 8:33 am)Rob44 wrote When is the park and ride site at the angel/birtley going to be ready... it would make sense for this to be sorted before anything is done with the bridge. Plus this might just be my imagination but could they not build a temp bridge over the type to take the traffic for the closed one?