(17 May 2016, 7:08 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Current PVR is 30 so your network would need an extra 3 (or 4 possibly depending if they want to reatin a ludicrously high spare %) vehicles.
Aoart from the recent extension to the 22 in Newcastle and increase in frequency on the X34, I don't think Stagecoach have made any significant expansions in their networks since they took over Busways and Transit! Plenty of examples of reduced reduced frequencies and lost links in all areas though.
If it were a reality I'm sure the timetabling boffins at Stagecoach could work out the PVRs better than me to be more efficient. My route 3 suggestion, for example, could be every 30 mins rather than 20 but my quick workings left it with a lot of layover time.
I agree Stagecoach have been reluctant to innovate with their NE networks. Perhaps a safe method but these recent cutbacks may be a sign they're not keeping up with how the towns they operate in are changing? It appears to be a trait just of the North East; my experience of Stagecoach Manchester is of a more risk taking, innovative company. Examples include the commercially operated park and ride for the 192 and the expansion into North Manchester.
Leaving reality completely for a moment I'd love to see Go North East open up in Hartlepool. Possibly taking over from Stagecoach with a refreshed town network and using the depot as a hub for new inter-Tees-Durham longer routes.