(26 Feb 2022, 11:04 am)Rob44 wrote I suppose its what space you have to work with.... you couldn't exactly use the design at boro at the haymarket as there just isnt the space.  Looking at it the haymarket was designed to keep pedestrians safe rather than any though of when 2 buses wish to use the same stand.
Speak of which i know some might think its a pain but if the 309 and 310 sometimes clash why not put them on different stands?  Not miles away from each other but may q and r for example... so separate but still close enough for passengers to react to the fist one that comes if they were travelling to the coast road for example?

The problem is it's not unique to the GNE services.

Stand L (306/308)
Stand S (43/44/45)
Stand V (X7/X8/X9)

All have similar problems especially at peak times. The X7/X8/X9 quite often come in together when things play up around Gosforth Park and the 43/44/45 with the Great North Road.

If you gave the Coast Road services 3 stands then it's just more problems at the other end of the bus station (who block the entrance when they can't stop) and everything leaves at the same time heading North at around XX:30 / XX:45 / XX:00 / XX:15