(04 Dec 2021, 8:23 am)54APhotography wrote I note that is from almost three years ago, I'm personally not convinced about IAMP, one thing I have noticed the last two summers when photographing on the A1290 is numbers boarding the 50/56 are way down at the Nissan stops. Downhill Lane off the A1290 is now just a footpath. The jobs forecast when that document was printed never really bore fruit.
Yeah I know what you mean about IAMP, not sure what the plans were at this stage but I know they've just knocked down a farm house in the area and they say they're still going ahead with stage two - https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/poli...342650?amp
It's a bit of a white elephant atm must admit but hopefully it does well as it would be good for the area. I do think the X24/X34 would do alright, at peak times along there at least, simply for Amazon who are choking up the 4 atm. Imagine there'd be a few who would prefer direct buses to Sunderland / Newcastle rather than potentially doing Bus / Metro / Bus which isn't cheap.
Mind wonder if the 56 drop is because of the closure for Downhill and people deciding the alternative they used then was better and never returned.