(14 Jun 2022, 7:13 am)busmanT wrote We ought to be grateful that the local authorities have found extra money to provide replacement services for the passengers affected, even if those services might not be the same as the current ones.
The current pattern clearly doesn't work in many cases.
If the explanation of the new 39B extending to Washington given on here is correct, GNE are expanding at the same time as contracting.
It also looks from the registrations like Nexus are funding the extension of the Q3 back to Wallsend, no doubt following political pressure. The Stagecoach 18 used to run between Walker and Wallsend, funded by Nexus, prior to the Q3 originally being extended.
No-one seems to worry about Stagecoach ceasing commercial operation of the 18, 32/A & 35 in Newcastle and then getting paid by Nexus to keep running them.
Indeed almost all of the Stagecoach expansion in recent times has been funded by Nexus - cross Tyne 10/11 and 317.
Hopefully it would make sense to do it that way although, it'll be a long route and will probable's need bigger buses.
Looks like: (although some area's could be the wrong way around)
39: Pennywell - Sunderland - Doxford International - Houghton-Le-Spring - Hourly
39A: Pennywell - Sunderland - Doxford International - Hourly (current route)
39B: Pennywell - Sunderland - Tunstall Bank - Doxford Park - Doxford International - East Herrington - Shiney Row - Biddick Woods - Washington - Hourly
Combined service of every 20 minutes on the common section - Pennywell to Doxford?
39 PVR - 2
39A PVR - 2
39B PVR - 2
Combined PVR - 8
Probs have worked it out wrong