(15 Sep 2013, 12:02 pm)big mac wrote 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.
There's more than enough congestion on the 56 already, especially along Old Durham Road. which tells me that the 57 is needed at least at it's current frequency. Maybe this will change when the 56 gets it's supposed deckers - who knows.