(15 Sep 2013, 11:41 am)BJ10VUS wrote I think they should withdraw the 58 beyond Newcastle and re-route a 309 or 310 through Hadrian Park instead. Then, I believe service 57 should be increased back to every 15 minutes, as from what I found, service 58 did increase in passenger numbers when the 57 was cut back to every 20 minutes.
Does the 57 really need to be every 15 minutes, because a lot of its route has another frequent bus service duplicating it? You've got the 56 along Old Durham Road every ten minutes, and the 58 every ten minutes around Leam Lane Estate and Fewster Square. The only place where the 57 is the only choice for passengers is Sundew Road in Beacon Lough, where I think a frequency of every 20 mins is acceptable.