(15 Sep 2013, 1:08 pm)W179SCU wrote I think splitting the 56 up in someway could work. It is defiantly more busy Newcastle-Concord, so maybe have a 56 Newcastle-Concord, 56A Concord--Sunderland? I highly doubt many people, if any, would use the service for the whole route.
I know the 56 was running a bit late yesterday, but there wasn't a big delay.
I still remember when service 56 was every 10 minutes between Newcastle and Springwell Estate and majority of the buses were double decker then GNE decided to take the 187/188/189 off then extended the 56 along the route to Sunderland, "If" new double deckers arrive for the 56 its still not going to resolve the reliability problem, there should terminate non express services at Gateshead Interchange if the bus service terminates at Newcastle and run either a 5 minute or 10 minute local bus service between Gateshead Interchange and key area of Newcastle City Centre, so the normal bus services doesn't have to be congested in Newcastle City Centre and then it would relief bus congestion in Newcastle.