(08 Nov 2016, 11:58 am)RBZ 5459 wrote Has it been mentioned? You'd have to point me at that one.
As an 'X24', going via The Boldons/A184 would mean that the service would shadow west parts of the X34 route, meaning perhaps more chance of it surviving - plus links to Shields+Market of course.
More testing the water by connecting the network rather than hugely competing in my view, especially if its starting off at a low PVR.
(09 Nov 2016, 12:06 am)Deleted wrote City centre - Chester Road - A19 - Newcadtle. 56 minutes end to end. Pvr of two, the two buses that will be dropped from the 8.
So are we proposing that the service is serving Boldon or not...? Bit lost off on what is speculation and what is confirmation?
I for one don't think there's demand for any more buses along the Boldon - Newcastle corridor; if the proposed X24 was to come into fruition, it would have to be paired with a reduction in frequency on the X34 to compensate for it. I'm doubtful this reduction in frequency could be achieved, given the volume of passengers on the Harton Nook - Boldon stretch.
If we're proposing it's going to serve Chester Road, I perish the thought of what the reliability of the service will be like at peak times near The Broadway. Stagecoach are well aware of the issues at peak times in this area - they've been ongoing for years. A four minute layover at either end, whilst likely to be sufficient during the day, won't provide a reliable service at peak times (unless the headway is dropped back by five or so minutes to compensate and there's not a streamlined frequency after a certain time), if the service runs via Chester Road.