(24 Oct 2023, 12:25 pm)deanmachine wrote The X34 being a non-Shields town centre based service is the one good thing of it. The services that don't connect you with the town centre aren't the best. At the nook we only have the 10/11 to get to Jarrow, but it's a long slog to get there. My daughter has a friends birthday party in Fellgate community centre soon and my partner asked how to get there. X34 to Boldon then switching onto the 5 isn't a great solution, but then again, is there that much demand to get to Fellgate from the Nook? For the kids in her class that's the only way for people who don't have cars that day, but in general I'm not sure.
In general South Shields has quite a good network. At the nook we have about 20 buses an hour going to the town centre, that's massive overkill, but they just happen to pass through the same point and are all well used, and like I said I can get to pretty much everywhere in South Shields I need to by bus from here.
Still think Stagecoach need to speculate. A working from Interchange straight along X20 route, Park Road to Jarrow, Victoria Road in and out of Hebburn via Metro station and straight to Heworth and along to Gateshead and Newcastle might be worth it if Go strikes can't be solved.