(26 Feb 2013, 6:10 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote Just been looking at a few Services on simplygo.com they Include
Orbit 51/52
Again like the 93/94 this operates every 15 minutes in each direction, now I havent used this service but I know that the 24 which operates every 20 minutes does the same route Wrekenton as the 52 does.
So here is the suggestion I have. Incorporate the 24 into the Orbit brand maintaining the services every 15 minute frequency. and do away with the 24 during the day.
But have the 24 operate on Mornings and Evenings like it Currently does going from Wrekenton to Newcastle, this would result in more buses being available during the day to cover brake downs etc.
The 24 does a completely different route from Gateshead to Wrekenton than the 52. The 24 goes along Low Fell and then through the Allerdene and Harlow Green estates, where there can be queues of around 15 people at some stops throughout the day. The only other service to serve the Allerdene area is the 29 but that runs every hour through daytime only. The 52 meanwhile serves many places whilst heading to Wrekenton, including Dryden Road, Kells Lane and Easedale Gardens.
Another point to raise is that if the 24 was incorporated into the Orbit brand, the name "Orbit" would seem a rubbish name considering it will lose its connotations of being a circular service.