(22 Apr 2021, 6:48 pm)V514DFT wrote Wrong way round,the 53 serves Shields and the 54 serves Whitley,one big suggestion that stands out for me is the 319,maybe route the 42 along Great Lime Road like the 323 used to do,and Route the 42A via Forest Hall and Benton,and a new service doing the current 42A between Four Lane Ends and West Moor
Ah yeah always get them mixed up still stuck in my head with the 356 to Shields and 343/344 to Whitley.
Tbh does there even need to be a bus between FLE and West Moor. I know it's about connecting Quorum to Wallsend but can't see many people using it when it's hourly and there's a 15 minute service with the 62 and 22/40 if you really need it (most people will have to get to Wallsend anyway for the 42A).
The 42A should go North from Dudley imo like the old 101 used to do. Bar Killingworth it makes no sense for anyone South of there to use it to Kingston Park or the Airport as you can just get the Metro and I can't see there's a massive demand from Dinnington or Wideopen down there either.
It's a bit of a confused route with no real purpose for most of it especially when it's so out of GNE's operating area aswell so no-one will have day tickets / passes for it.