(09 Aug 2024, 6:51 pm)Andreos1 wrote This nails it nicely for me. Particularly when you've got shadow services such as the 25 or 82 that reaches the outlying parts of Birtley and are infrequent and therefore won't always connect with the 21.
Those outlying areas are where the cars are. Where the commuters are and where the drive to push the modal switch needs to happen.
Yeah totally agreed but even arguably you could argue those actually on the 21 corridor are at a disadvantage aswell.
Like say if you live at Birtley, you might go to Newcastle for leisure but you might work at Washington and regularly go to the QE for whatever reason. If you can't get to work or the hospital and need a car, why bother using the bus when you've already got the car. I know I wouldn't.
Birtley to pretty much everywhere is a crap service bar Newcastle, so let's make that one better... erm okay...?