(14 Jul 2020, 9:33 pm)L469 YVK wrote If the X45 was made to serve it's 45 route (but as express between Newcastle and MetroCentre), how would GoNE market routes so customers knew which ones were the fastest between Consett and Newcastle?
They could do 2x destination displays to prevent dilution so that the route is still marketed as an "express" for people between Blackhall Mill and Newcastle but known as a slower service for anywhere beyond Blackhall Mill.
So you could have (Destination / Via & for)..............
- X45(1) Blackhall Mill / then Newcastle
- X45(2) Newcastle / via Metrocentre
- X45(3) Blackhall Mill / then Consett
- X45(4) Consett / via Blackhill
A good idea would be to try and time the X46 / X70 & X71 so that they're at sort of even intervals and market them 3x services as the "fast" buses to Consett. Even keeping on nearby stands at Eldon Square would help with perhaps a dedicated Consett to Newcastle timetable for those 3x routes.
Maybe if they hadn't made every other route an 'express' route for the sake of branding they wouldn't have that issue...