(05 Aug 2022, 9:24 am)Storx wrote Disagree with that strongly unless there's some form of segregated route into Newcastle as a tram or something that would never work. 

It's all good going into Newcastle but the opposite way is a different discussion. 

If your trying to connect to let's the say the 6 every 30 minutes, you'd need to allow alot of extra time to make the connection, not to mention if there's delays then you might still miss that connection turning what was an easy 30 minute commute that might be 10 minutes late once in awhile to a potentially hour plus journey if things go wrong. 

It works with the Metro as the Metro is rarely delayed, another bus just no.

Was more referring to the sheer numbers of service that go via askew rd and team st etc.  some go via pitz as well granted, but you could still have one going either way alternately and still make it work. Some also go via Dunston too and that should just stay as it is, Can’t tell you how many times I have come into the metro with a 10a and b in front of me, and I still used to get passengers coming for me, even if I used a different stand.  We all ended up 15 -40 mins or more late getting into town again waiting for a stand and following each other playing leapfrog both ways all the way back through the metro, blaydon, ryton and Crawcrook.  No one wins the way it is currently, and the return journey in peak ends up getting cut because the driver would end up going over their hours, because the decided to make the driving stint 5 hrs 20 in rush hour without a break and not allowing for inevitable delays, particularly on a Friday for example. Was thinking more of an x50 style soccer bus operation if that makes more sense.