(11 Jun 2023, 12:26 pm)Ambassador wrote When the Angel P&R comes the Angel shorts would be useful. Sure there’ll be some funding to throw in. Without the P&R you wouldn’t need the 5 min frequency however.
Takes pressure off what can be packed CLS, Birtley and Durham services
Though I remain unconvinced the Angel P&R will be a success or used at all
The Angel P&R will fail 100%. It's in the complete wrong place. No-one is going to park there and then sit on a bus which does the exact same route you'd drive in, including the same traffic. The time it takes the bus to get from Newcastle to Gateshead you could be well on your way to the A1 by that point.
See Great Park P&R at the other city of the city, or even Northumberland Park and Four Lane Ends which are all empty most the time.
P&R's only work when there's limited parking or severe traffic like York or Edinburgh.