(07 May 2015, 2:55 pm)cbma06 wrote I cant see the demand there when phase 2 opens, its more catered for people with cars, Morrisons would be more traffic by car than on foot and it will be mostly locals that would go to Morrisons if their use the public transport of GNE 61 service. Cant see passengers from Newcastle and Gateshead going to Dalton Park to shop at morrisons
new Hotel: l cant see majority of their guests coming by bus.
new morrisons: more catered for cars etc...
new cinema: their are local transport links, probably must will arrive by taxi, parents taxi lol or car ownership etc...
new KFC: yes I be going their by car, saves me trailing all the way to Belmont for my bucket of chicken
your new 238 its mostly 2 existing GNE bus services with service 20 on a high frequency on part of the section of route.
your new 60A, passengers from seaham can get service 60 then service 61 from the main road at Seaham.
I wouldn't like to do the full route on your X78 suggestion, it will be morning when you leave Consett and night time when you get to Sunderland lol.
After the phase 2 completion GNE said that will look to see what the demand is like, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
I be waiting for phase 3 to finish so I can take the murton bypass road, the tarmac roads in murton is terrible, thought the car was going to get swallowed up by a hole lol.
Is their a demand for a express service from Murton to Gateshead and Newcastle, just passengers can travel on the 202/265 then jump on service X1 where it meets service 202/265.
GNE might put on the 202 back on evenings and sundays if the trade picks up after phase 2 with children etc.. going to the cinema.
don't take offence on my post, just I live in the East Durham area and want GNE to branch out more but theres not much their can branch out to to make a profit and there not going to take on Arriva routes unless their want a backwash from Arriva.
I am deeply offended and heartbroken
Nah seriously, no offence taken mate...
You fairly picked that apart lol...
I reckoned my X78 would take a similar amount of time than the 78 if it ran express between Consett-Chester and express between Houghton-Dalton Park with the rest of the journey being along the A19...
When I get a new computer I am going to try and knock up some timetables for my suggested journeys...
One thing that should be done at Dalton Park is create better links on to the site, I dunno move the bus stop further up and create a new entrance for buses at the top near Maccy D's, Murton buses could use it as a bus only link and drive straight through without using the bus turning circle
Thanks for your input anyway pal
