(12 Oct 2022, 4:51 pm)Unber43 wrote Simply because Doxford Park doesn't have connections to Newcastle, same with Follingsby not having connections with Sunderland.
Say Fred who lives on the 58 route, he would get the 58 to Gateshead, then the X1 to Houghton then the 39A, and thats if everything is linked up. However if a new service was brought in 58 to Gateshead, then straight to Doxford.
Same for people who work at Follingbsy but might live on A690/Silksworth/Seaham, instead of going into SUnderland, then connecting to Houghton, then connecting to Follingbsy it would reduce the number of buses you would have to take.
Aswell with my 58 example if nothing is lined up e.g just miss a 39A, or the 39A gets to Doxford 5 mins after you're meant to start work you're not going to go to work an hour early.
Nothing wrong with having to change buses to get to your destination, this is being happening for decades now since 86 when bus companies can run a service when there like, route how there like and timetable to there choosing, if there’s a need for 1 or 2 persons to get to Doxford park from an area where there live then change buses, or contact the local authorities and grovel for them to provide a service, bus companies don’t have any obligations to run every service via Doxford international, don’t forget there’s been plenty bus services that have went to Doxford international from down south (Seaham and south) and from North (Newcastle) either be it secured or not secured and failed.
At the moment I doubt GNE would run commercial services through the estates of Sunderland where stagecoach are running as it would hurt both bus companies in there pocket and won’t make there shareholders happy with loss of interests been paid back to them. It might look good by the enthusiasts but not for a company who having to make business and have to make ends meet
It’s more of the responsibility of the potential employee to make there own way to work at the time stated, if can’t then the employee should be thinking of getting another job elsewhere, it’s not upto the employer or bus company to make sure the employee gets to work on time.
I know I go on abit about having the 60 to shields and have the 20 terminate at Sunderland , but got half of the wish
, as the 20 was way to long route as seen multiple of times running 3 or even 4 together going through Belmont area, but having the 24 connecting with the 26/5/9 routes was a good idea thoughSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk