(16 Dec 2021, 7:14 pm)V514DFT wrote Hate to be blunt but none of those would work or go down well with customer
8-i dont see the point in it really,it only runs a few journeys a day,
12-you cant really swap it with the 22 at Byker as the 22 is a popular service to the Cobalt,and the 12 does that 1 way circuit in Wallsend,another thing for the 12 is why renumber it 13?,its been the 12 for years even when it used to run to Four Lane Ends in the days of PTE,you could also just extend the 12 to West Denton instead of the 13 you suggested
18-i kind of see your point with this one,but you've got Longbenton High School to think about,you cant exactly route the 63 down there as that struggles with time keeping at the best of times
22-as stated above,see the 12
32/32A-is needed as it replaced the 15/15A,so you'd be doing more harm than good with that one
62/63-the best thing to do with that is have a service that can take the pressure off,a 64 has been suggested a few times,and not sure why you think they have too many buses in Killingworth,Stagecoach only run 3 services,and you have to remember,the 62 does West Bailey and the 63 does East Bailey,theyre local stopping services that provide alot of vital links to people
74-Stagecoach used to run a 74,not sure if its the same 74 that GNE now run
8 - does seem to be a pointless service, but could be more useful if taking a different route. Springfield Road in particular has the 808 once a day, whereas Blakelaw Road has about 7 services in total. 32 runs along Springfield Road once in the morning but isn't really established.
12 is confusing having Walker and Wallsend variations, and shorter ones to Scrogg Road. 12/13 makes sense and 13 could merge with the Nexus 13.
18 - New GNE service could replace this Walker - Four Lane Ends with some changes. Coaster 1 isn't the best with the StreetLites and Solos are fine on the 18 as its usually not that busy
22 - Byker Metro etc, 12 route to Wallsend then 22 route to Cobalt. 12 straight up Shields Road to Walker.
32/32A - Local trips require the service, but not much demand and could do with a rethink and renumber as its not much like the 30/31, 33/33A, 35, 38/38A or 39. Is the 38A commercial or secured?
Killingworth - there is the 42/42A, 53, 54, 62, 63, K1/K2 and X63. Yesterday I was getting the 42A one stop from Southgate to Killingworth Bus Station and in 10 minutes had about 5 or 6 buses ahead of the 42A.
74 - Stagecoach ran a 74 from Newcastle to Callerton at some point and I think Stagecoach having the 74 would be a good idea for a number of reasons. GNE should run the X77 as service 77.