(02 Jan 2022, 10:59 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote That's what I meant, walk to Scotswood Bridge. Never thought of going to Hexham, but I'm not sure if the 684 will be around much longer? Benwell to Hexham also takes a while on the X84/684 unfortunately. Bus into Newcastle probably makes the most sense, but walking to Scotswood Bridge is the most direct.
Why doesn't/couldn't the 12/12A (or a new 12B) serve Benwell?
Why does it need to?
There's nothing in Blaydon which the folk of Benwell couldn't easily get in Newcastle unless they have some sort of Morrisons/Home Bargains fetish and I don't think the folk of Blaydon or Winlaton will be too enamoured with what the delights Adelaide Terrace has to offer. The added journey time of the 12/12A if it went through Benwell and Elswick would probably deter people currently using the service from using it plus it would need an extra bus or two added into the PVR to maintain frequency. Resources costs money and I don't see this being a profitable venture, especially in the current climate ,where bus operators are looking to cut costs to reduce overheads; or being cajoled into to cooperating with each other along key corridors in order to receive subsidy - which removes any competitive element of your suggestion.
It's a dead horse, stop flogging it.
(02 Jan 2022, 11:12 pm)Malarkey wrote Benwell is like Newcastle's answer to Beirut, their is nothing there as it got levelled many years ago
It's not so much that, but the suggestions are similar to when you used to route every one of your suggestions through Lambton Village Centre.