(28 Jun 2016, 4:08 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I have decided to do some service/allocation suggestions for ANE:
2601, 2602, 2603, 2801, 2802, 2815, 2816 and 2821 would be freed up from lost contracts.
2871 would gain WiFi for the 6 and 2870 would stay NEXUS for evening 18/18As. Two corporate solos would run the evening and Sunday 32/32A.
Service 55 would be edited to run half hourly but would run a revised route:
The current route to Forest Hall shops then it would follow the 53 to Benton ASDA where it would terminate taking 27 minutes therefore a PVR of two pulsars (two pulsar boards on the 43/44/45 would be run by two spare geminis.)
1764, 1774, 1775 and 2806 are thus freed up.
NEW FREQUENTA 56 would run from Forest Hall Meadway-Hollywood Avenue every 10 minutes which would run the following route:
Current 55 route Meadway-The top of Osborne Road where it would run through Jesmond down Osborne Road to St Mary's Place where it would pull into the Haymarket, it would then follow the Great North Road to Regent Centre where it would turn down Hollywood Avenue to terminate at the turning circle taking 48 minutes but waiting 6 minutes in the Haymarket Bus Station therefore a twelve minute layover at Hollywood Avenue. The PVR would be made up of (all would be branded):
2801
2802
2806
2815
2816
2821
2824
2826 (1774 would transfer over to Stockton)
2831
2834
2837
2848 (1764 would be 46 extra bus)
1775 and 2870 would be the allocation of the 51.
New MAX X17 service would run with a PVR of 3 (2601-2603) which would be MAXED running between Haymarket and Morpeth Lancaster Park. It would be express Newcastle-Ponteland only calling at Cowgate KFC, Kenton Bar Roundabout and Newcastle Airport then it would follow the PCL 79 route Ponteland-Morpeth and finally the Arriva 33 to Lancaster Park taking 1 hour 26 minutes.
This allows for 1761 to be freed up. The service would run out of Jesmond depot.
12 new streetlites would come for services 52/53/54 allowing them to be branded Eco Green.
4516-4523 would therefore be withdrawn.
1480-1482 would also be branded MAX for the X17 between the Haymarket and Ponteland Thornhill Road only and 1483 would be a MAX spare. They would also be fitted with luggage racks.
I dont think 2601 - 2603 would go max as there too small and the x17 should use the long pulsars the full route