(19 Jan 2021, 7:05 pm)Storx wrote Both not a bad shout tbh. I've never used the 30/31 and don't really know the numbers around there but maybe another option could be to terminate them all at Whickham View and direct either the 1 or 11 along Silver Lonnen instead of through Slatyford. It's literally just the street across for most people and they both run to the same place pretty much. Otherwise they could do a loop with the going it's current route then instead of turning around comes back down through Silver Lonnen.
Be quite difficult for the 12, it uses deckers whereas the 30/31 are singles so you'd have to upgrade or downgrade one of them.
Thanks, however I think the 30 used to terminate at Whickham View a while back then they changed it to it's current location, at Netherby Drive.
I don't get the 1 much but I do get the 11 regulary and depending on the time of day depends how many customers there is i know at peak times pre covid there was quite a few still on the bus. So would either move the 1 to Silver Lonnen or something else, however the 1 terminates at Slatyford so probably best to keep it simply in Slatyford?
(19 Jan 2021, 6:13 pm)V514DFT wrote Could the 12 not be extended or re-routed to meet up with the 30?
They are also operated by different depots (30 Slatyford, 12 Walkergate), this would also mean that one of them would have to change deopts and buses "assigned" to them as 30's are normally singles and 12's are double deckers.
Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if the 30/31 get upgraded to Double Deckers permantely because all I see on Sat/Sun/Holidays are Double Deckers on the 30's. Especially during Covid Times.