(04 Oct 2021, 3:26 pm)Rob44 wrote you might be thinking big but shame bus operator be they based in Gateshead, somewhere in Scotland or have there headquarter in Germany arnt.! I'm not against anything new to try to temp people back to using public transport but as a person who drives a 10 minute journey to work you couldn't get me on a bus now due to not having a direct service and cause i finish after 6 pm and its a Carp service on an evening.. WIFI, Newley painted buses, tables etc don't do anything for me but neither would a bus going to team valley and have to change to a train, bus, metro or electric scooter. - even if the was a spit and sawdust pub, a bookies, and a gentleman's club in the hub!
Not even if there's a Sam Smiths pub?
Anyway, I'm also going to invest in a collection of river boats that serve key locations (and maybe even a hub or two) along the Tyne.
As far west as Blaydon and as far east as the Shields ferry terminals.
Not sure the Wear lends itself to the river boats unfortunately.
Who needs bus lanes eh? A network that is fit for 2021 certainly doesn't.