(18 Jan 2016, 8:56 am)Michael Euston wrote 5A direct to Brotton via North Skelton and the 5 via Asda is such a great idea. I'm sure the link between Loftus and Asda would be well used. And no extra buses needed!
Extra bus probably would be needed. 5 is currently 2hr 40 mins and a 5a is 2hr 10 mins so they interwork on a 5 hour cycle. Swapping the routes round would probably see the timetable have to be completely rewrote to either retain inter working or to make both standalone which would then cost more in resources. I would suggest any Loftus-Asda link be separate from the main 5/5a.