(23 Dec 2023, 11:18 pm)logidoodah wrote considering it is run by some of the newest buses in the road too!
To which I have seen a few broken down at Regent Centre in recent months, probs ran out of battery.
With regards to the Yutong E10/E12's I'd personally swap the allocations around and have the E12's on the 53/54 as they full and standing at Peak Times and/or runs to two's leaving a massive gap in service, could probably do with a decker in peaks given the frequency of the service/poor reliability.
The Q3 from the times I have used between City Centre and Regent Centre for work is never all that busy so I do think the E10's would be a better suited allocation for the service on this section, haven't done the City Centre to St.Peters Basin/Wallend for a few years now so can't comment on passenger numbers here but I'd imagine with competition from Stagecoach between Walker-Wallsend then more than likely an E10 again would be the better suited allocation.
(23 Dec 2023, 9:47 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Re: park and Ride Newcastle to MetrocentreI'm in agreement here however iirc correctly Go North East are going to be operating the P&R under the existing X50 route which is usually for Newcastle Matchdays.
Wouldn't this be an excellent time to bring back to life the Service 100 run as it did before except at the metrocentre it stops at the coach park and not in the interchange
Restoring a number that people know especially with car drivers could be the key.
At least if it does go to metrocentre it keeps the customers already on congested transport an opportunity for a seat