(03 Oct 2020, 9:22 pm)Storx wrote B9TL*
I think people would rather sit tho rather than stand which is too common on the Crusader with the reliability of the Metro as of late. The B9's are solid enough buses though and are no worse than a Citaro with it's weird layout at the back.
although I don’t see overcrowding being an issue until god knows when, it is good future planning. GNE have always been very good at increasing capacity and throwing extra resource on when metro has one of its frequent meltdowns.
A more direct route through Hebburn would be nice. You could wait 20 minutes for a metro at Hebburn and still beat the 27 to Heworth.