(24 Sep 2023, 6:54 pm)Storx wrote Was thinking how the heck is that is doing that in 26 minutes and it seems the 57A is skipping Bedlington completely which seems a bit of a bizarre route..
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.18411...?entry=ttu - Seems to be doing that route.
If they done that route, then it should be easily doable though with the 19. It's 61 / 50 minutes the timing on the 19.
I'm sure the Solo's will enjoy blasting along the Spine Road, give it a few weeks before one goes bang.
I imagine that's the chosen route so that it restores the Cramlington link to Bedlington Station and Stakeford in as quick a journey time as possible, and it doesn't need to serve Bedlington since that's now served by an enhanced 43.
Ticketing wise, it probably makes more sense to give the 57A extension to Arriva given you can time it nicely into the current pattern and customers can use the same weekly/monthly passes they'd use on the rest of the services in the area?