(06 Mar 2023, 9:39 pm)Storx wrote Merging the 1 and 97 would be an absolute disaster and I don't care what anyone says there's so many bottlenecks and unless you give it stupid overtime will never recover (Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Newcastle, Gateshead, Whickham, Bensham Bank and the Metro Centre just to name a few)15 mins either side would/ should surfice with 5 mins at Gateshead each way.
The 1 only have 5 mins either end, same with the 97