(21 Aug 2023, 11:52 pm)deanmachine wrote I think there was an idea for a night bus network if they'd gotten all the BSIP funding. I agree with the thought though, build a night bus network in place of roughly where the metro runs in North Tyneside, a 27 in South Tyneside, in addition to the 56 which already runs til 3am, as well as a couple of other services. The only problem is it would need proper funding as an operator isn't going to do it. The night 56 runs ok, but I can see why they withdrew for the last couple of hours between 3-5am because it was very quiet, doesn't mean nobody used it though.
Yeah that was my thoughts, but if we want people to switch we arguably need something there somewhere as it's no using buses if you can't get home from work at night. The 27 would be a popular service imo. I think they could be scope for something on the Green Line aswell, serving places like Boldon Collery etc in between which then drops onto the 23 route into Sunderland.