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Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?

Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?

RE: Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
(23 May 2022, 9:19 am)Storx wrote I get what your saying about routing but generally the idea would be to not having the buses all running through in tandem towards Newcastle and the local hump services (let's call them that) connecting to a frequent tram instead so effectively half the route is removed.

https://i.ibb.co/QYwn2Hb/trams.png - If you had a network like that, as that's arguably the corridors which would be best served by trams, then you could make small connecting networks in Birtley (28/82), Wrekenton (23/24/25/51/52), Low Fell (28A/29/93/94), Chester Le Street (25/34/71), Blaydon (R1, R3, R4) to connect local communities further out to Newcastle / Gateshead with routes like the 10, 21 (reduced frequency) etc still running through.

Plus you get desirable P&T sites which are situated at the 3 corners where they really should be covering the A69, A1(M) and Derwentside / Tyne Valley

(The light pink isn't at the bottom left is also the Consett Line if they ever opened that, could be an option for it to be Tram / Train connecting at Birtley)
It was all a build up to the punchline at the end. Thought it was quite clever to be honest.

But aye, something needs doing that gets punters back on buses.
'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
RE: Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
RE: Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
RE: Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
RE: Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
RE: Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
RE: Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?
Reduce bus stops to attract more passengers?