RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes v2
(27 Jan 2019, 1:13 pm)V514DFT wrote They should just send the 310 into Hadrian Park anyway,its been years since they had a direct link to Shields
I agree with sending it through Hadrian Park on evenings and Sundays but for Monday to Saturday daytimes, missing Hadrian Park actually proves quite popular and has done so since 2008 when the 315/316 was scrapped in favour of the 58 (Hadrian Park) and 75/76. However, I think it would eventually make sense to streamline the Coast Road services and just have 2x services running between Battle Hill and Newcastle rather than 3.
If the 310 was to be re-routed all the time through Hadrian Park, the following changes would need to be made:
- Monday to Saturday daytime Coaster curtailed at Gateshead (PVR 13 with extra recovery time)
- Monday to Saturday daytime 11 extended to Wrekenton instead of Metrocentre (PVR unchanged at 8)
- 96 re-introduced on a 20 minute frequency interworking with the 57 (PVR 10 combined with the 57).
*****Evening 57 interworks with 58 (PVR 6)*****
- 310 PVR increased by 1x vehicle (PVR 8)
Current PVR for 1/11/57/309/310 = 46
New PVR for 1/11/57/96/309/310 = 49 (or 48 if Coaster PVR remained at 13)
Although in theory it would make sense to re-route the 310 through Hadrian Park, the PVR of the above services combined would increase by 2 or 3 vehicles.