(20 May 2023, 6:35 pm)NEbushopper wrote Divert the X7 into Killingworth via Killingworth Way, Northagte, Bus Station, West Bailey, Station Road
Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.04032...m2!4m1!3e0
It will add an extra 8-15 Minutes on to the route
It will give Blyth a direct connection into Killingworth Town Centre
Strongly disagree - it's too long as it is and is about being the Seaton Valley to Newcastle bus route, not a 'Blyth' express.
It would just kill the bus route for the second time after the farce with Gosforth High Street. I used to use the X7(X4) daily pretty much before that, after that I pretty much always use the 57/57A or 19 to West Monkseaton / Northumberland Park and use the Metro instead as it's quicker and goes to where I want to be in Newcastle (not Haymarket) and still do 8 years later. The X7 is a complete waste of time at peak times in particular.
There's plenty other people who done the same bar dumping the car in the estates around Northumberland Park hence they're now going to be permit by the looks of it soon. Also the route would be completely dead when the train turns up as the time different would no longer be neglegible and be substantially quicker by train by about 25 mins.