(15 Nov 2013, 4:14 pm)Tom wrote Survey on the ''NexusBus'' service 59 - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZBNDSNG

Looking at the proposals, this is a rather pointless idea. From the Nexus Website: ''Residents and councillors in West Allotment and the Marden Estate had asked Nexus to see if direct links to North Tyneside Hospital could be restored.''

I'd say a direct links to communities like Murton Village need a direct link to Whitley Bay. Otherwise, they are just going to use the car. Residents of Marden Estate have fairly easy links to North Tyneside Hospital, with options of a connection at Whitley Bay (17, 54, 308, 309), Morrisons (17) and North Shields (17, 80). I wouldn't think it would be well used at all.

Diverting the 59 via West Allotment could be an idea, but would it be worth it? I'm not sure. They already have a link to Whitley Bay on the 51, however, I think an additional link to Whitley Bay, as well as new links to Northumberland Park (Metro and Bus Connections) and North Tyneside Hospital.

When they had the W7 (a random and pointless service to say the least!) from South Wellifield to Percy Main that was poorly used too. I know it's no where near the same route, but it's a similar story. Services that aren't going via Whitley Bay, which is what passengers want in these areas of Whitley Bay. The only good links it provided was links from Percy Main and Earsdon Grange to Rake Lane and Norham Road Tesco.

Overall, I think service 59 should go with Option B (Same route, however diverted via West Allotment).