(09 Jan 2022, 1:42 am)OrangeArrow49 wrote Nope, I'm not Robin.
Looking at new ways of working together for the BSIP. Killingworth being the end point would change if Arriva ran the 62/63 as they would likely extend it to somewhere like Cramlington to link with other services. This would provide new travel opportunities. Killingworth should be Arriva (42/42A/52/53/54/62/63).
Arriva does already run to Fenham and Denton Burn, and could serve Byker. Gosforth is predominantly Arriva.
One ticket for all services will mean it won't matter who operates the services. For bus spotting it would be interesting. Maybe even just peak time journeys could be Arriva.
As someone who lives up Cramlington way, no-one and I mean no-one wants our services connected to the 62/63 they take long enough to get to Newcastle as it is, we don't want to go for a jaunt around Byker and Chillingham Road which there is no reason for anyone up to travel to (we can change at Quorum, The Regent Centre, Whitley Bay, West Monkseaton or Killingworth if we really need it).