(30 May 2022, 9:14 pm)Andreos1 wrote There's no certainties with any of this though. Various external influences totally out of GNE's control and if Nexus or another operator stipulate GNE tickets can't and won't be accepted - then it will no doubt affect numbers on the 21.
Where do they go from there? Make cuts to the 21 because the spokes have been removed?
I can't imagine anyone connects with the 21. The 21 is the problem imo as all the other routes compete with the 21 rather than compliment it around there.
The thing needs split up as I've mentioned a few times now like the past and serve more areas similar to the 43/44/45, 10/10A/10B, X9/X10/X11, X21/X22 and 309/310/311 which are much better routes and serve more areas.
Every single place in SE Northumberland has a direct bus to Newcastle give or a take a very few areas and at least a connection to Blyth, Cramlington, Morpeth or Ashington where you can change for all the main towns. Unless you live on Durham Road in Birtley or next door to the Galleries in Washington, the same can't be said for those and they're no different to Cramlington and Wideopen / Seaton Burn really. The network is a mess and hasn't moved forward with local services to the likes of CLS (34, 71) / Washington (82, 84, 85) etc which let's be blunt no-one wants to be. The Blyth and Cramlington town services (excluding the 58) are long gone and no-one misses them as it's better stepping out your door and going straight to Newcastle where they want to be.