(10 Oct 2019, 2:14 pm)deanmachine wrote Think the loops are a complete waste of a B9TL if they ever get cascaded, this just further proves the point that they don't even justify a 15 minute service.
Waste of a B9? I would hardly say the ex-London ones are the best.
I think it depends what section of the route its on. The 94 is always busier on the way to the valley and felling rather than Heworth. The 93 always generally busier towards the QE and the valley as opposed to coming into Gateshead. Overall I think they have fairly decent loads and warrant a DD allocation if being reduced to every 20 minutes.
But I have always thought that the route into the retail park is a bit odd. It passes the entrance/ exit to the bus stop and gets stuck in traffic at the roundabout. Then loop back on to the roundabout to continue down the valley. Why not just use the other entrance to the retail park bus stop?