(26 Nov 2022, 11:46 am)ASX_Terranova wrote Here is an idea to improve Services in South Tyneside.

70: Washington Galleries, Monkton Lane, Lukes Lane, Hebburn, Jarrow, Tyne Dock, South Tyneside Hospital, King George Road, Harton Nook, Centenary Avenue, Horsley Hill.

Would operate hourly with a Luxury EV.

(26 Nov 2022, 12:45 pm)deanmachine wrote Isn't that mostly the old 544.

(16 Mar 2023, 7:42 am)NEbushopper wrote Commercial Taxibus?

(27 Mar 2023, 4:35 pm)Storx wrote Aye I seen, I thought they might've gone ahead with the new W2 in addition to the 51 during the day.

Would've gave a 30 minute bus route throughout rather than the bizarre 30 minute plus hourly service duplicating each other between Briardene and Whitley Bay.

As I said in the other thread they should scrap the W2 and use it to fund the 51 and 54 in the evening instead imo, should be the same driver hours give or take and actually offer something useful. Shiremoor has a piss poor service now and Backworth and North Whitley Bay have nothing in an evening. It's just wrong even if there's not much demand there.

(28 Mar 2023, 5:29 am)NEbushopper wrote If Nexus were to introduce an evening service to Backworth, It might just go from Killingworth - Backworth - Northumberland Park Metro. With the Metro and soon completed national rail station taking the trunk journeys. As for Shiremoor, Nexus would tell people to use the Metro.

Proposed 354 Route:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.0358969,-1.56548/55.0439316,-1.530664/55.0333954,-1.5168952/55.0327781,-1.5196428/@55.0392503,-1.5595256,2128m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e0

Makes sense in my mind and also reduces PVR and cost aswell

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(26 Apr 2023, 1:57 pm)V514DFT wrote Personally i'd swap the 53 and 54 back over and do something like this
51 Newcastle- Northumberland Park
53 Cramlingon- Whitley Bay (old 343)
54 Newcastle- North Shields (old 356)
56 Newcastle- Whitley Bay ( old 355)
57/57A both go to North Shields
57 via Preston Grange Morrisons and Preston Road North 57A unchanged

(03 Jun 2023, 8:42 pm)Unber43 wrote I think the 20 should go Sunderland - Durham - Darlington

(05 Jun 2023, 7:35 pm)Storx wrote imo the express network in County Durham should be:

X20: Sunderland - NON STOP - Barnes Roundabout - NON STOP - Board Inn - NON STOP - Houghton Le Spring - NON STOP - Belmont - Durham - Spennymoor - Bishop Auckland - West Auckland
X21: Newcastle - NON STOP - Cannon - NON STOP - Angel - NON STOP - Coach and Horses - Birtley - CLS - NON STOP - Pity Me - Durham - Spennymoor - Bishop Auckland - West Auckland
X22: Newcastle - NON STOP - Cannon - NON STOP - Angel - NON STOP - Coach and Horses - Birtley - CLS - NON STOP - Pity Me - Durham - NON STOP - Greenhills Business Park - NON STOP - Ferryhill - NON STOP - Chilton - NON STOP - Newton Aycliffe - NON STOP - Aycliffe Village - NON STOP - Morrisons North Road - NON STOP - Darlington
X23: Newcastle - NON STOP - Cannon - NON STOP - Angel - NON STOP - Coach and Horses - Birtley - CLS - NON STOP - Pity Me - Durham - Sedgefield - Stockton - Middlesbrough

X20: Every 30 Minutes Throughout
X21: Every 30 Minutes Throughout
X22: Every Hour Newcastle to Durham, Every 30 Minutes Durham to Darlington
X23: Every Hour Newcastle to Durham, Every 30 Minutes Durham to Middlesbrough

X20/X21 Combined: Every 15 Minutes, Durham to West Auckland
X21/X22/X23 Combined: Every 15 Minutes, Durham to Chester Le Street / Birtley / Newcastle

6: Withdrawn, replaced by X20/X21
X12: Replaced by X23
21: Every 10 Minutes, Newcastle to Angel, every 30 minutes from there to Brandon (Birtley moved to expresses), potential to run other routes like 25 28?
7/8/20: Ameded to reflect expresses, not doing that, potentially slower?.

It would give a proper interurban network, not the half arsed stuff with routes going around every house or duplicate routes. If the Newcastle side become popular then up the X22 and X23 to every 30 minutes.

Map:

(18 Jun 2023, 10:28 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote I'm intending to create a network of buses in East Gateshead.

I already have the following:
19 (Gateshead - Racecourse Estate - Team Valley - Harlow Green - Wrekenton)
59 (Newcastle - Quayside - Saltmeadows - Friars Goose - Heworth - Hebburn - Lukes Lane)
68 (Bill Quay - Heworth - Furrowfield Estate - Deckham - Gateshead - Teams - Metrocentre)

I would like to add more services to the network, but I don't want to duplicate or replace any existing major GNE routes, any Ideas?

(20 Jun 2023, 6:34 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote I have now added the Following:
33 (Newcastle - Team Valley - Portobello - Washington - Rainton Bridge - Hetton)
42 (Sunderland - Royal Hospital - Shiney Row - Success - Newbottle - Fence Houses - Rainton Bridge - Easington Lane - South Hetton)
79 (Heworth - Leam Lane - Springwell - Blackfell - Washington - Barnwell - Houghton)
87 (Heworth - Wardley - Donwell - Washington - Harraton - Rickleton)
C1 (Northside Estate - Birtley - Portobello - Barley Mow - Chester-Le-Street - Waldridge Park)
C2 (Newfield - Pelton Fell - Chester-Le-Street - Great Lumley - Fence Houses - Houghton)
X5 (Sunderland - Ashbrooke - Tunstall Village - Silksworth - Doxford Int - Cherry Blossom Way - Peel - Washington - Oxclose - Crowther - Ayton - Chester-Le-Street)

Key:
East Gateshead (Branded as Heeders, also may include West Gateshead in future)
Washington (Branded as Washington Links)
Sunderland (Branded as Wearsider)
Chester-Le-Street (Unsure on Branding?)

(06 Jul 2025, 9:52 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Here are some new ideas, not sure how many are viable

X3:
Newcastle Blackett Street
Newcastle Central Station
NON STOP VIA A184, A1 & A1231
Washington Galleries

X12:
Newcastle Blackett Street
Newcastle Central Station
NON STOP VIA A184 & A1
Swalwell Roundabout
Hole-In-The-Wall Estate
Parkhead Estate Gibside View
Winlaton Bus Station
Barlow Road South Farm
High Spen Stothers Road

X13:
Langley Park Stringer Terrace
Kaysburn Roundabout
Witton Gillbert Glendenning Arms
Framwellgate Moor Dryburn Park
Durham Bus Station

X19:
South Shields Interchange
Laygate
Tyne Dock Offices
Jarrow Bus Station
NON STOP VIA TYNE TUNNEL
Silverlink Retail Park
Cobalt Park Procter & Gamble
Northumberland Park Metro

X33:
Newcastle Blackett Street
Newcastle Central Station
NON STOP VIA A184 & A1
Kibblesworth Square
Ouston Cooks Corner
Perkinsville Bungalows
Pelton Schools
Hilda Park Briarhill
Chester-Le-Street Red Lion

X50:
Washington Galleries
Lambton Cambrian Way
Ayton Village Centre
Chester-Le-Street Red Lion
Plawsworth Red Lion
Framwellgate Moor High Carr Road
Durham Bus Station

X57:
Newcastle Newgate Street
Gateshead Interchange
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Beacon Lough Estate Shops
Leam Lane Fewster Square
Leam Lane Estate Mitford
Wardley Bus Terminus

X61:
Sunderland Interchange
Grangetown Stockton Terrace
Seaham Interchange
Dawdon Princess Road Schools
Spectrum Business Park
Dalton Park
Murton Park Lane
Murton Station Estate

X89:
Kenton Shops
Cowgate Roundabout
Newcastle Haymarket Barras Bridge
Newcastle Central Station
Metrocentre

(06 Jul 2025, 10:16 pm)Storx wrote The rest aren't my area so can't comment, but don't really agree with that X19. I'm not sure whether it's possible timetable wise as I haven't checked but I'd merge the 9, 19, 319 and 58 into 3 routes working as 3 seperate hourly routes like so:


It'd give a much better service now and the PVR shouldn't be anymore than it is now as it's just moving stuff around. The only lost link is the 2 bus per day from Seaton Sluice to Cramlington - but no-one uses it.

(Yesterday, 4:25 pm)BusLoverMum wrote I’m baffled why you think the X13 and X50 should stop at Dryburn Park and High Carr Road rather than the hospital. They might be popular with college students at a couple of points in the day but not necessarily so if they can’t catch the bus near where they live.