(16 May 2021, 7:38 pm)Storx wrote No-one travels end to end so it makes no difference how long the route is. Apart from Hazlerigg, I doubt anyone would complain about the 5 minute diversion to serve somewhere which actually has something at it ie. Morrisons especially for the likes of Dinnington.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.05326...55!1m0!3e0
It's not exactly much of a diversion, the 6 diversion suggested was much worse.
I've said before, I travel end to end from Wallsend to Kingston Park on the 42A, so please kindly refrain from saying "no-one" as that is saying I am no-one. GNE services are very limited in my area, so the 42A is a lifeline sometimes. Extending the service to Great Park makes sense in theory, but Kingston Park is already quite far away from GNE's 'traditional' operating area. Great Park doesn't seem likely for the 42A, which is Nexus contracted and run by GCT on evenings and Sundays currently.
My thoughts were regarding Stagecoach creating a new link, if territories allow it and it would be viable. Morrisons / new shops at Great Park could lead to a new or extended / diverted service, but equally it might not.
Of course the 6 wouldn't be an option, I got confused. X47 and 30/31 re-routed and re-timed could work.