(22 Nov 2023, 2:53 pm)tvd wrote I wonder if these consultations will become a regular thing.  Credit to Arriva for doing it, at least regular users can have their say.  In the past, Arriva would've just told passengers when and what was changing, and that would be then end of the matter.

Not a fan of them personally, as they're worded in a way that people will always approve them. 

Stuff like would you rather have a bus to Northumbria Hospital or Seghill from Ashington totally ignoring the part that it was cutting the frequency through Seghill which is a busier part of the route and no-one goes to the hospital but it's obvious how people would answer. 

The Teesside Park one is very similar, as it's cutting part of the route to every 20 minutes from 15 minutes and leaving one street unserved completely but someone from Ingleby Barwick won't care about that as everything else is the same for them and it's all worded for them to approve. 

It's not a consultation.

The Nexus 35 is much the same, hidden is the fact that route is made substantially longer with a detour through Jesmond BUT they're getting an evening and Sunday service mentioned numerous times.