(06 Jun 2022, 7:48 am)Storx wrote Don't get the obsession with trying to compete with the Metro which has no traffic issues and therefore a much more reliable service and even further is much quicker aswell.Is it about competing with the metro or offering some sort of alternative?
No-one bar people obsessed with buses would choose the bus.
The 27 is probably the only thing that could be classed as competing with the Metro on the southern side of the metro, but for sections of the route, doesn't. Hence it's appeal in certain areas.
But at the same time, not many will do point to point journeys and not many people are living in town centres nor want to be in them either.
A 15/20 min bus ride in to Shields town centre from one of the outlying areas followed by another x number of mins on the metro could easily be counteracted by an alternative. Such as the X34.