Didn't 154 used to Start at Sunderland
(23 May 2022, 10:34 pm)Drifter60 wrote Without getting too much into hypotheticals, I had wondered if the new 50 route - which I’m assuming will now take longer due to the diversions around Washington - meant that it would go standalone. I spoke previously about how it seems like the 50 could do with a full decker allocation whereas it wasn’t needed for the 26.For the 50 I think it might add 10-15 mins onto it, which would give it about a 10-15 mins layover which is about 10-15 mins shorter than it would be.
I don’t know if anyone from the South Tyneside area can shed more light, but the 5 and 26 changes just seemed to me like perhaps a change to accommodate interworking patterns or maybe balance timings? So could be right about the new 24.
Makes you wonder if it’s incompetence or just the case of killing off certain services to push through the ideas they ‘think’ will work. It’s been discussed on here about the sheer intent GNE had to extend the 20 to South Shields over the 35. Pushed back in consultations but then went ahead anyways.
Do the people of South Hetton want connections to Washington and Newcastle? Or would they rather have buses to Doxford International, Sunderland College and Park Lane Interchange? Whilst I’m sure a bus to Newcastle is welcomed, but at the expense of buses to Sunderland? Sunderland is closer than Newcastle and I’d argue there’s more people working/studying in Sunderland over Newcastle.
20 which was going great just Sunderland to Durham but they had to add it to South Sheilds to kill off as you say the 35, when the 35 could have stayed atleast at every 20 mins. The Sunderland College link from Peterlee - Hetton i think is crucial while you do have 62 that is up in the air.
I think the 55 is salvable it just need rerouting around Sunderland to give more people who would normally get the 20 or X20 to give them a reason to get the 55