(25 Nov 2015, 11:38 am)Andreos1 wrote I didn't mind the old Eldon Square bus station.
The dust, muck, grime and diesel fumes just seemed to add to the atmospherics.

Similarly, I quite liked Worswick Street - which although dirty, grimy and totally unsuitable for todays H&S red tape bureaucracy, was perfect for services coming from the south.

Didn't have a soft spot for Newgate Street and disliked the Odeon stops when they were used.

Getting back to Durham, I am surprised there haven't been many injuries or fatalities at the point where buses exit.
The tiny little blind exit, is far from ideal.

I can't remember it and to be honest, it could have been before my time (very rarely ventured to Durham) - the old bus station was similar in design to Worswick St in that the buses entered the main road, from their stands.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8755708@N07/4402878463

Even when it was re-designed (70's or 80's), there is no way it would have seen the amount of vehicles it sees now.

I try and use the Leazes Bowl stops over Milburngate or the bus station.
The stop the 20's use at Milburngate isn't best positioned for spotting a purple Solar (or the replacement vehicle ) until the last minute.
The regular queues out of the door at the bus station aren't too appealing - especially at this time of year.