Newcastle 18/32/32A

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(2 hours ago)Michael wrote Newcastle 18/32/32A

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Personally I would do the following: 

The revised network would consist of four services: 18, 19, 32 and 32A. The main change is that service 19 takes over the Walker–Newcastle link from the 32/32A, while the 32 and 32A become Newcastle city-centre–Regent Centre services.
Service 18 – Walker to Four Lane Ends
Revised service

Route: 18

Walker (Titan Road) → Walker Station Road → St Peters Basin → Byker → Heaton Coast Road → Freeman Hospital → High Heaton → South Gosforth → Longbenton (Stoneleigh Avenue) → Longbenton (West Farm Avenue) → Four Lane Ends → Benton Estate → Quorum Park.

Proposed changes:
- Retain the existing Heaton routing.
- Add one additional bus on Sunday daytime.
- Improve reliability with additional running time and longer recovery breaks.
- Sunday journeys would serve St Peters Basin and Stoneleigh Avenue.
Service 19 – Walker to Newcastle City Centre
New route


Route: 19

Walker (Titan Road) → Walker Station Road → Walkergate → Byker (Shields Road) → Jesmond Vale (Springbank Road) → Newcastle Monument → Newcastle City Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Introduced as a new variation of the existing Walker–Newcastle corridor.
- Replaces the 32/32A between Walker and Newcastle.
- Retains the direct connection through Byker and Jesmond Vale to Monument.
- Allows service 18 to continue serving Heaton and Four Lane Ends without diverting into the city centre.
Service 32 – Newcastle City Centre to Regent Centre via Kenton
Revised service


Route: 32

Newcastle City Centre → Monument → RVI → Fenham → Elswick → Benwell → Two Ball Lonnen → Blakelaw → Kenton Bar → Kenton → Kenton Lane → Kenton Road → Wansbeck Road → Broadway West → Great North Road → Regent Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Starts and finishes in Newcastle city centre.
- Continues beyond the existing Kenton section to Regent Centre.
- Serves Kenton.
- Provides a regular bus service along Broadway West.
Service 32A – Newcastle City Centre to Regent Centre via Montagu Estate
Revised service


Route: 32A

Newcastle City Centre → Monument → RVI → Fenham → Elswick → Benwell → Two Ball Lonnen → Blakelaw → Montagu Estate → Kenton Lane → Kenton Road → Wansbeck Road → Broadway West → Great North Road → Regent Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Starts and finishes in Newcastle city centre.
- Serves Montagu Estate before joining the shared route to Regent Centre.
- Provides a regular service along Broadway West.
- Sunday daytime journeys would continue to operate as 32A, serving both Montagu Estate and Kenton on the anticlockwise loop.

(1 hour ago)Malarkey wrote Personally I would do the following: 

The revised network would consist of four services: 18, 19, 32 and 32A. The main change is that service 19 takes over the Walker–Newcastle link from the 32/32A, while the 32 and 32A become Newcastle city-centre–Regent Centre services.
Service 18 – Walker to Four Lane Ends
Revised service

Route: 18

Walker (Titan Road) → Walker Station Road → St Peters Basin → Byker → Heaton Coast Road → Freeman Hospital → High Heaton → South Gosforth → Longbenton (Stoneleigh Avenue) → Longbenton (West Farm Avenue) → Four Lane Ends → Benton Estate → Quorum Park.

Proposed changes:
- Retain the existing Heaton routing.
- Add one additional bus on Sunday daytime.
- Improve reliability with additional running time and longer recovery breaks.
- Sunday journeys would serve St Peters Basin and Stoneleigh Avenue.
Service 19 – Walker to Newcastle City Centre
New route


Route: 19

Walker (Titan Road) → Walker Station Road → Walkergate → Byker (Shields Road) → Jesmond Vale (Springbank Road) → Newcastle Monument → Newcastle City Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Introduced as a new variation of the existing Walker–Newcastle corridor.
- Replaces the 32/32A between Walker and Newcastle.
- Retains the direct connection through Byker and Jesmond Vale to Monument.
- Allows service 18 to continue serving Heaton and Four Lane Ends without diverting into the city centre.
Service 32 – Newcastle City Centre to Regent Centre via Kenton
Revised service


Route: 32

Newcastle City Centre → Monument → RVI → Fenham → Elswick → Benwell → Two Ball Lonnen → Blakelaw → Kenton Bar → Kenton → Kenton Lane → Kenton Road → Wansbeck Road → Broadway West → Great North Road → Regent Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Starts and finishes in Newcastle city centre.
- Continues beyond the existing Kenton section to Regent Centre.
- Serves Kenton.
- Provides a regular bus service along Broadway West.
Service 32A – Newcastle City Centre to Regent Centre via Montagu Estate
Revised service


Route: 32A

Newcastle City Centre → Monument → RVI → Fenham → Elswick → Benwell → Two Ball Lonnen → Blakelaw → Montagu Estate → Kenton Lane → Kenton Road → Wansbeck Road → Broadway West → Great North Road → Regent Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Starts and finishes in Newcastle city centre.
- Serves Montagu Estate before joining the shared route to Regent Centre.
- Provides a regular service along Broadway West.
- Sunday daytime journeys would continue to operate as 32A, serving both Montagu Estate and Kenton on the anticlockwise loop.

I'd renumber the 32A to 33 also if the change goes ahead, i hate when a route splits off from the other and it being ***A, if it were circular, then it wouldn't fuss me, thats an Autistic mind for ya i guess, it was the same when the 53A ran to Shields, same with the 57A now, but back on topic, the 32/32A, realistically, whos gonna wanna do a tour of Newcastle to get to Regent Centre, just seems a bit of an odd extension to me, Stagecoach should never of binned the 16 (or whatever it was) meaning the 32/32A wouldn't be so needlessly long