(12 Feb 2024, 10:18 pm)Storx wrote It's just as bad by Church Road and Station Road, used to horrific that way at peak times.Sorry I get mixed up with the service numbers round there hope you got my drift about the service ...
Only the X8, goes that way btw, sounds a bit long winded that for the X7 and we don't approve detours as Arriva learnt last time. There's very very vocal councillors around here who would kick up a fuss. Killingworth Way towards Killingworth is really going down the pan aswell lately, annoyingly.
I don't know the solution though tbh, really need a few buses at peak times that run non-stop from Newcastle to Seghill and give it freedom to go multiple ways, I'd assume the Coast Road and A19 would be quickest but with the bus lanes, Gosforth High Street might just pip it but obviously the question is where do the buses come from.
But since you mentioned an express you got me thinking...
Newcastle (Xpress) to battlehill (stops in battlehill) stops then up to cobalt up to Northumberland Park Metro then express to Killingworth bus station (creating a fast link) then to Seghill (reason for stopping at battlehill drive every stop always has passengers )