(12 May 2023, 2:39 pm)V514DFT wrote Still mention it all the time
I'd renumber it 64 aswell, that way it matches up in more ways than 1, my concern about that idea is the 62, as 1 extends to Throckley every 30 mins, so would you use that one to extend to Cramlington so it would be a Throckley- Cramlington service every 30 minutes?, 62/63 arent great at the best of times in regards to being on time, its been said a few times on here that the 62/63 need another service to take some of the pressure off
That's why I believe the 71/72/87/X63 all still exist in their form at the frequencies they do.
15 mins combined Freq on a corridor with a 7.5 min Freq I'm surprised they still exist except for the Westerhope connection which they could replace them with the X63 except serving central station (instead of serving Blackett St) and extend that up to Cramlington. It is more realistic than adapting the already struggling 62/63 debacle which is only getting worse with cuts to nearby services.