(02 Aug 2023, 9:36 pm)L469 YVK wrote I can't see the 352, 354 and 355 lasting long term. Going off the current network, I can see something like the following happening taking into account interworking patterns & driver hours...........They don't start for a month, and you're already pulling them to shreds!
Go North East - subject to keeping 335 & 351 tenders
- NEW 352 - Current 352 route Cramlington to Killingworth, then 359 route to Whitley Bay. 359 withdrawn.
- 353 - Same but every 30 mins North Shields to Killingworth then hourly to Cramlington.
- Current 352, 354, 355 withdrawn
Interworking pattern 1 (not calculated)
- 353 Cramlington > North Shields > Killingworth
- 335 Killingworth > Hadrian Park > Killingworth
- 353 Killingworth > North Shields > Cramlington
Interworking pattern 2 (not calculated)
- 352 > 351 > 351 > 352
Stagecoach:
- X63 - Current Killingworth loop then from Southgate, as per current 54 or in old money, 356 to Newcastle.
Arriva:
- X7 & X8 - All stops served via Matthews Bank.
I'm in no way a fan of the way buses are ranz but credit where credit is due. An operator has made a commitment to try and run their own network, somewhere that would have been otherwise abandoned by the incumbent.
How about we see how it pans out, before we resort to fantasy booking?
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