(28 Nov 2017, 3:28 pm)Jimmi wrote Following on from the discussions of potential service changes on South Tyneside, GNE have now published info on the changes, effective from Sunday 28th January 2018.
New year new bus services for South Tyneside: http://newsroom.gonortheast.co.uk/news/n...ide-281260
That 26/27 is a strange one.
Imagine getting on prior to Jarrow and needing to be at the hospital.
'Are you going to turn in to the 26?' Is a phrase I think will be used quite a bit.
Why not have the 26 and 27 operating between Newcastle and Jarrow? Passengers will know from the outset that the bus they're boarding will be heading to a certain point, without having to ask.
On another note, wasnt the frequency of the 27 changed from every 10mins to assist with reliability?
So not only will the vehicles bunch, but potentially a passenger will be stopping 2/3 buses, just to find out which one is going to 'turn in to a 26'!