(27 Jun 2022, 7:23 pm)Andreos1 wrote Maybe they will get their wish again soon!
It's the same with the 78 and Pelaw Bank/Pelton Fell.
Apparently sending the 78 via Pelaw Bank is due to them acting on passenger feedback.
Despite those passengers also having the option of using/changing on to the 8 or 34.
Meanwhile, passengers in Pelton Fell shared their feedback and were ignored.
Not only did they lose the twice hourly 78, they lost the 28 and 28a until DCC stepped in.
Yeah they won't be happy going from 9 buses an hour during the day to only 5!
Yeah it's frustrating mate. I think a big problem GNE have is that they have such a big focus on high frequency routes that serve the same areas rather than splitting some of the routes to serve other neglected areas on say an hourly basis. Of course there are some services where high frequencies do work (The 56 being a good example - that is a fantastic service IMO) But I use my example of Oxclose from my previous post. How is it attractive/fair for the people there having to double back to the Galleries to get a connecting bus to Chester le Street when they could send one of the 50s to go through there. Lambton would still have a direct link to Chester albeit hourly and I very much doubt there is much demand for a half hourly frequency for the whole day - apart from maybe at peak times. My previous suggestiion for Service 8 would still give a second bus to Chester per hour anyway although the times would very likely be out from being exactly every 30 minutes.