RE: Stagecoach North East: Service Suggestions
(08 Jan 2022, 4:41 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote I see in the bygone era there used to be an X71, I wonder if something like this could work now? The 64 should definitely come back and the 35 should be withdrawn and replaced by a new Arriva service. Nexus 33A doesn't follow the 35 route on Sundays, which is odd as its meant to be the equivalent service.
Stagecoach doesn't have any service numbers in the 50s, and the 22 is the only service number in the 20s, why is that?
Years ago there used to be the 20/20A,the 21,the 48,49,and 50/50A,its just the way they've decided to do it i guess,there also used to be a 12A and 12B,there was also a 14 and 15 that used to be circulars that ran to the Haymarket,dunno what happened to those,they also ran a 54
(08 Jan 2022, 3:31 pm)logidoodah wrote 6/7/8 have done their job well over the years providing links between most places in Newcastle.
It is an interesting pair of routes because they essentially take people to/from the Metrocentre from most of the city as they go to West/North/NorthEast Newcastle it's also cheaper for those to sit on a bus longer than have to change to the 100 (or currently GNE or train)
For you're second point how are you going to cover the already crowding issues at peaks?
I'd make the the E1/E2/E6/X24/X24A terminate at Park Lane to provide links with the corresponding GNE services such as 20 (for the E's) and the 56 (for the X24/X24A) plus the metro. There are currently a few empty stands so stand R the E's could go to as it's next to the 20 to S.Shields. And the X24 could go the same stand as the 56.
Yes they do get VERY BUSY especially at peaks they loads get on/off in city centre as that's essentially 2 separate travel corridors with quite a few people going accross 'the boundary' of the city centre. And I would bring the 64 back between West Denton and Four Lane Ends even as a single decker as anything that could relieve these routes would be good.
Full route of the 64 back to Forest Hall as Forest Hall is pretty much cut off from everything now
