(12 Jun 2019, 2:27 pm)V514DFT wrote Didnt they do that about 9 year ago,they withdrew the 9 and introduced the 319 then,the residents of Howdon Road made a petition so the 9 was re-introduced,now theyve done the same with the 5,only difference is that this 319 is going to North Shields whilst the past attempt at the 319 only went as far as Percy Main, there was also the 59 that did Wallsend to Jarrow,not sure of its route,that was running before i moved out of Newcastle,then when i moved back 6 months later it was gone
I wonder if the dogged determination of GNE to tag the extension on to the 5/50 has anything to do with it?
Reliability perhaps?
If GNE were to operate the service as part of a stand-alone service or merge with one of the W services, it could have possibly ensured the service endured.
As it is, passengers are now forced to purchase multi-operator tickets and inevitably, their fares will only increase.