(29 Nov 2017, 7:47 pm)ifm001 wrote Nope. You quoted
"what on earth is the point in having a service from South Shields to North Shields"
I have given you an answer to this question.
Do you live on the route or even the vicinity of the South Tyneside area. If not please do not question why the folks of shields like to visit the other folks of Shields.
No, as implied in my previous post I don't live in South Tyneside. I live in North Shields, and I will continue to question why my home town is losing its direct link to Sunderland, which was first established 50 years ago when the Tyne road tunnel first opened. If you live in the area between Boldon and South Shields, you do not currently have a direct bus to North Shields. You either use a bus to Jarrow, then change to service 9, or use the ferry and a local bus within North Shields. If that's the case, you are defending a new direct bus link at the expense of an established link.