(23 Oct 2023, 3:24 am)markydh wrote I can tell you don’t know the outer west of Newcastle, given you’re proposing to give Lemington, Newburn and Throckley, the areas that provide the majority of the passengers on the 22 to and from the city centre, a less frequent service just to accommodate a clock face timetable along Scotswood Road. That would be stupid. Equally, the 36 route exists to provide local links between Fenham Hall Drive (and Sacred Heart school) and Denton Burn, Scotswood, Benwell, etc (as the 30/31 depending on direction) and has done so for many decades. Your 64/71/72/87 proposal removes these links unnecessarily. There are some instances where if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it and these are those occasions.
My 64 proposal doubles the frequency of the 87 as it as present and compliments the already overstretched 62/63 route. Perhaps it would be better as follows
Newbiggin Hall Estate-Westerhope-Cowgate-City Centre-Byker-Chillingham Road-Four Lane Ends-Forest Hall Meadway
Then that way you’re actually increasing resources it doesn’t touch any of the services there already just the 87 and components the 62/63 on its busiest section of route. Yes it removes part of the 38 extension but that again still increases a vital section of route!