(27 Jan 2016, 4:21 pm)R852 PRG wrote I can't personally see a gap in the market that justifies a service between Morpeth and the Metrocentre. There are plenty of buses linking Newcastle with the Metrocentre, and then a fairly frequent service between Newcastle and Morpeth. Although, that said, I think Arriva could attempt to snatch some customers from Go North East and Stagecoach, by providing a service (possibly every 15 or 20 minutes) for connecting customers to use between Haymarket Bus Station and the Metrocentre, with customers having the option to use that as opposed to a service operated by a competitor.I did say I know they would never happen...
The 18 is a local bus service while the X21 is an express passenger service, and I think it's best that they stay that way, the only thing I can think of would be to alter the times of the 18 so that services connect with inbound X21s and outbound X21s, to try and promote customer usage.
I think having the X25, 13 and 14 amalgamated into one service wouldn't be a bad idea, but it would result in a big change of the driver duties, as a lot of 13/14 journeys interwork with the X22 at Durham.
RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions