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Safety On North East Transport (or lack of) - Storx - 29 Sep 2026
Just thought I'd start a thread on this as it's something which has come up once in awhile and is continued to be promised to be improved but nothing is changing.
Haymarket Bus Station tonight (at around 7pm) was an absolute disgrace; drunks shouting abuse at people outside the Junction, homeless people sleeping in the doorway of M&S, drunks just wandering around causing issues between the stands (no doubt begging again) and it's not even late.
Absolutely disgusting for a major city centre bus station with absolutely zero security - I'm convinced this place used to have management on 24/7 even if he sat in the booth at the Eldon Square end.
First time I've left, and jumped on the Metro for a few stops and waited at South Gosforth instead as I couldn't be chewed with the hassle for 20 minutes (mistimed it) and I'm not a vulnerable pensioner, young or a woman who imo are more at risk - Kim McGuinness likes to tell everyone at every chance, at least anyway.
It's not a unique scenario as I know Stanley is a war zone, Blakelaw currently hasn't zero buses, Meadowell is regularly having buses pulled, the Metro is as bad as it's ever been and I'm sure that list could go on.
Surely something has been done now? Not with franchising in god knows whenever it is. It's a complete mess and worse than I can ever remember. There's no excuse for zero visible staff in either Haymarket Metro or Haymarket Bus Station imo.
RE: Safety On North East Transport (or lack of) - Nerd4321 - 29 Sep 2026
(1 hour ago)Storx wrote Just thought I'd start a thread on this as it's something which has come up once in awhile and is continued to be promised to be improved but nothing is changing.
Haymarket Bus Station tonight (at around 7pm) was an absolute disgrace; drunks shouting abuse at people outside the Junction, homeless people sleeping in the doorway of M&S, drunks just wandering around causing issues between the stands (no doubt begging again) and it's not even late.
Absolutely disgusting for a major city centre bus station with absolutely zero security - I'm convinced this place used to have management on 24/7 even if he sat in the booth at the Eldon Square end.
First time I've left, and jumped on the Metro for a few stops and waited at South Gosforth instead as I couldn't be chewed with the hassle for 20 minutes (mistimed it) and I'm not a vulnerable pensioner, young or a woman who imo are more at risk - Kim McGuinness likes to tell everyone at every chance, at least anyway.
It's not a unique scenario as I know Stanley is a war zone, Blakelaw currently hasn't zero buses, Meadowell is regularly having buses pulled, the Metro is as bad as it's ever been and I'm sure that list could go on.
Surely something has been done now? Not with franchising in god knows whenever it is. It's a complete mess and worse than I can ever remember. There's no excuse for zero visible staff in either Haymarket Metro or Haymarket Bus Station imo.
Its once again a false promise brought in by kim who is there for the photo opportunity but wont actually do anything
Its beyond pathetic how bad Newcastle is now. Constant problems day in day out with behaviour or chavs drunks & druggys. City is full of them now. Haymarket as you said after even 5pm is chaotic.
Central on the daily is the same with chavs cause problems or the drunks/druggys.
I refuse to use the metro after 5pm now as its not safe. Even if I do. I sit close enough to the front that thr driver will probably (hopefully) hear any wrong doings.
We cant sit here and have one part of a franchise plan talk about policing & safety if it aint there to begin with. Oh wait it is but doesn't exist.
Metro staff are to go hand on hell for not having a ticket but wont care chavs are smashing up the station. Taking photos of buses in Eldon or Haymarket & Gateshead and the staff are on hand to punish the living hell out of you. But no its completely fine for chavs to ride bikes round the interchange & drunks/druggys to argue and shout
Where is Kim when this stuff is needed. Nowhere cause theres no photo opportunity for it. The 2nd and I mean the second theres a chance the cameras will be there and she'll be front and Centre. But no atm all she cares about is this silly franchise fantasies & metro to Washington in her head. Nothing else matters bar them
Still aint heard her talk about Blakelaw problems or the fact Haymarket is a nightmare. Nope franchise comes first. Let people on here try sit in these places when stuff is going down then come back and write your post on how Jesus Kim is doing so well
RE: Safety On North East Transport (or lack of) - Michael - 29 Sep 2026
Park Lane is the same on a morning... drunks and druggies asking for money and to use your phone.
No point in complaining because they'll do sod all.
RE: Safety On North East Transport (or lack of) - solsburian - 29 Sep 2026
Haymarket bus station is getting worse, yesterday there were drunks starting an argument at around mid afternoon, the place is starting to smell like a urinal at times and the seats at each stand are either missing or completely worn out. Over the summer, 3 police officers were dealing with a drunk at stand U around lunchtime, the drunk shoved one of the officers 3 times before they finally arrested him.
At the Helix site you often get people off their face wandering around, crashing outside the Verde or just casually walking out of the Tesco Express with a multi pack of drink without paying and casually consuming it on the steps outside.