(12 Apr 2022, 11:51 am)Rob44 wrote i was the only person on the 28a on the way to the match on Friday 1215 from perkinsville until it reach salt well park. When i was talking to the drive he said most of the 28's as like that through the day and its only at peaks times when make money

The problem with the 28A is is that it's such a meandering long route and the majority of its route is covered by either higher frequency services or services that connect with each other and are still quicker than the direct option. The link to Bensham Hospital isn't really that important as its services have massively dwindled and it won't be long until it goes. Removing its link to Beamish won't have helped any nmber

The 28 serves more of a purpose with links to Thomas More and the QE Hospital plus of course Beamish. It's fairly often the 28 is a quicker route from Newcastle to Birtley than the 21 is at peak.

But yes, Market St isn't ideal at all