(12 Sep 2024, 7:42 am)Rob44 wrote The point im making is that you sit in you house watch in the race on tv or maybe even go and watch it to cheer on the runners but untill it actually effects you , you dont think of those effected by it! I would admitt thats me but now i live in that area . And i know its just once a year

As for being blunt i thought you were being sarcastic:?????  Half this forum were up in arms when i suggested buses terminate at gateshead or regent centre!!!  Walking through an underpass heworth that smells of wee then up a quite steep bank at either end! Give me an escalator  and a busy metro gateshead any time!

I'm not being sarcastic, I just think you're making a mountain out of a molehill.

If you'd complained that Jesmond Metro is closed most of the day, then I agree, that does cause disruption for those that need to travel and are not taking part or participating in the event, as it's a 20 minute walk to the nearest station (West Jesmond or Monument), given Haymarket is also exit only. I hate to come across blunt, but the changeover at Heworth is not that; it's barely a 100 yard walk from one bus to another. 

You (and others) have made the point before that all buses should terminate at Gateshead (or another interchange) and that people should transfer onto the Metro into Newcastle. It was pointed out at the time that this never happened as a rule of thumb, and whilst some local buses did terminate at Gateshead, the express services would run into Newcastle. 

I don't think anyone was 'up in arms' about that, it's just not a good suggestion. The central section on the Metro is already at capacity into town in the morning and evening peak, compounded by them not having enough units to run the peak extras anymore.