(19 Nov 2024, 11:17 am)LVK 404L wrote Sunday run wouldnt really be worth it and even bigger waste of money as the GNE 50 doea this section on Sunday daytimes on way to Marsden
Imo the 50 should run it all the time.
I wish GNE and the 4 Southern councils would come together and come with a fix with the Birtley / Washington area.
Something like:
81/82: Restored to every 15 minutes combined, Birtley to Washington or Rickleton to Washington
24: Restored Newcastle to Wrekenton via Low Fell and Eighton Banks every hour
25: Restored Newcastle to Langley Park via QE Hospital every 30 minutes Newcastle to CLS, Hourly to Langley Park
50: Restored direct from CLS to Washington, time savings used to extend the service to the beach.
It worked for years commercially, it's the exact point of BSIP imo and with other improvements ie. cheaper fares, better marketing etc it should be the sort of places where growth should be possible especially with the amount of new houses been built in the areas aswell.
I haven't worked it out but the PVR increase probably isn't too much considering there's nonsense like the 82 to the QE and this S1. The 25 and 82 should be every 30 minutes regardless. Hourly is unacceptable in urban areas imo.