(19 Apr 2015, 8:29 pm)Tom wrote Does the 57 really need to serve North Seaton? They have the 35/35A at a regular frequency going there so I don't see the need to have it running there? You'll know better than me though.
Not sure, I know before the 2010 changes they had the 35, X30 (which I seem to remember ran more frequently than it does at present), and the X31.
I think to reduce the service to a temperamental 35 and an hourly X20 would be going too far although if they increased the frequency of that? (This may help with our last problem...)
X14 Morpeth to Newcastle (B8RLE)
X20 Newcastle to Ashington
X20 Ashington to Newcastle
X14 Newcastle to Morpeth
and repeat..
Would increase the X20 frequency, allow for easier driver changes at Ashington, as well as vehicle changes if need be, additionally both services would more than justify B8RLE's