(03 Jan 2020, 5:00 pm)Rob44 wrote After leaving the match on new years day it struck me how flowing the traffic was in the city centre.... there were no buses. I realise that it was also quiet but there were ALOT of taxi and private cars around. Maybe Orange has a point and all GNE services that call at Gateshead/heworth should terminate there and passengers to use the metro? Same as arriva service from the north should turn around at Regent centre. If Newcastle and gateshead plus the other councils are serious about air pollution this should have at least been talked about.
Some GNE services could terminate at Gateshead Interchange, they don't all need to continue to Newcastle as long as there is little or no waiting time for a connection to Newcastle, and the Metro could be utilised to some extent. Not sure how tickets could work though, connecting GNE buses at Gateshead to continue to Newcastle could work, the Metro less so. Perhaps GNE tickets could be accepted just between Gateshead and Newcastle City Centre?
There are too many GNE buses serving Newcastle.
Less buses in Newcastle in general would be a good thing.
(03 Jan 2020, 5:13 pm)Ds1197 wrote The 26/27 don't stop at Eldon Square the stop at Market Street
Anyone say otherwise? I said curtail the 26/27 at Gateshead, never said they stop at Eldon Square. Terminating services 25 and 28/28A/28B would create some room at Eldon Square for other services. I personally wouldn't put the 26/27 at Eldon Square, Market Street is good enough for the 1, 26/27, 56, 57, 58 etc.