(22 Aug 2024, 2:59 pm)DeltaMan wrote I dunno about Newcastle, but an extension of the 4 to Boldon and Heworth could be a useful link given how appalling the links are with the Metro to anywhere not called South Hylton.

See, if I was doing an express I'd work with the X58 and do something like this (via Marlborough Road):
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.92606...?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

What route is does to Sunderland City Centre someone else can decide, it would be quite unique that it would have peak flows in both directions ie:

Newcastle / Heworth to Follingsby and Nissan
and
North Sunderland / Sunderland to Nissan and Follingsby

The links to both are terrible really, especially Follingsby to Wearside and Nissan to Heworth which don't exist, plus it serves Stephenson Road which is currently busless.