(07 Feb 2016, 8:03 pm)Malarkey wrote 50 - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Arnison Centre - Plasworth - Waldridge Park - Chester le Street - Lambton - Washington Galleries - Washington Highway - Boldon - Fellgate - Hedworth - York Avenue - Jarrow - Tyne Dock - Chichester - South Shields
50A - Chester le Street - Harraton - Lambton - Washington Galleries - Concord - Sulgrave - Boldon - Whiteleas - West Harton - South Tyneside Hospital - Chichester - South Shields
Following the ongoing discussion in the "GNE Latest Thread", here is what I think should happen with the rumoured plans for the 5/50 to Interwork, Personally I think the Services should be merged together, with the 5 being split at Boldon into two separate services, this would greatly improve the long term reliability of the service, particularly with the revised 50 operating a "Limited Stopping Service" between Chester le Street and Boldon, The revised 50/50A would operate "Up To Every 15 Minutes", and would also Interwork at South Shields.
I think it would work a lot better if it was simply a case of the services interworking at South Shields. So, a 50 will come in from Durham, and then do a run to Jarrow and back, before then heading back to Durham. Keeping the two routes as they are in terms of places served, to avoid passenger confusion and a bigger service change than necessary, will be best in my view.