(07 Dec 2024, 11:57 pm)logidoodah wrote Regarding GoNorthEast North Tyneside network (was butchered down to 4 services now includes the abandoned arriva services). This is how I would improve the North Tyneside Network *without mentioning or altering the coast road (otherwise it gets too repetitive and boring)
This would utilise all of GNEs services and incorporate secured services. This would also extend the 57/57a to improve connections...
1/1a - Frequency = Every 15 Mins combined | PVR=18 (Split between Riverside & Percy Main)
Winlaton | Blaydon | Metrocentre | Gateshead | Newcastle | Byker | Wallsend | Howdon | North Shields | Tynemouth | Marden | Whitley Bay
Winlaton | Shibdon Bank | Metrocentre | Gateshead | Newcastle | Byker | Wallsend | Howdon | North Shields | Tynemouth | Marden | Whitley Bay
*services 1 & 49/49A merged for many reasons (split depot running, no need for Xlines in Dunston sort out deckers issue and improved connections)
41/41A - Frequency = Every 30 Mins combined | PVR=5.5
Wallsend | Battle Hill | Hadrian Park | Howdon | Willington Quay | Royal Quays | North Shields | Preston | Whitley Bay (loop clockwise or opposite)
*41A merged with 317/W1/W2/351, provide lots of new connections, route not made for end-end travel provides better buses in Whitley Estates
42 - Frequency = Every 30 Mins | PVR=4.5
Wallsend | Battle Hill | Hadrian Pk | Cobalt & Silverlink | Northumberland Pk | Backworth | Seaton Delaval | Cramlington | East Hartford/Nelson Village
*41 merged with 19 to reinstate connection Wallsend - Cramlington, terminus alternates 1bph to East Hartford and 1bph to Nelson Vllage
341/342 - Frequency = Every 30 Mins combined | PVR=6
Wallsend | Forest Hall | Killingworth | Wideopen | Hazlerigg | Kingston Park | Newbiggin Hall | West Denton | Dumpling Hall | Blaydon
Wallsend | Longbenton | Killingworth | Wideopen | Dinnington | Kingston Pk | Newbiggin Hall | Chapel House | Throckley | Stella | Blaydon
*merged current 342 with old 42/42a to give better frequencies, no longer serving Dudley, and extends from Kingston Park to Blaydon for new links
353 - Frequency = Every 30 Mins combined | PVR=4.3
Morpeth | Bedlington | Cramlington | Killingworth | Forest Hall | Northumberland Pk | Cobalt & Silverlink | TTTE | Royal Quays | North Shields
*route replaces current 43 Cramlington-Morpeth, merging with 19 (missing out shiremoor) to better accommodate increased 355 freqs and faster journeys
354 - Frequency = Every 30 Mins combined | PVR=5.5
Newcastle | Four Lane Ends | Killingworth | Backworth | Shiremoor | Cobalt | New York | Chirton | North Shields
*route start swapped with 355 and via Killingworth Dr, route changes to 353 will stabilise this route
355
Newcastle | Gosforth | Longbenton | Forest Hall | Holystone | Shiremoor | South Wellfield | Monkseaton | Whitley Bay
*route start swapped with 354, now extended to Whitley Bay; route replaces 351 from Holystone-South Wellfield
356
Killingworth | Backworth | Shiremoor | Murton Village | NT General Hospital | Monkseaton | Whitley Bay
*route is current 359 & W1 merged, route altered to limit 354 duplication
57/57a
Ashington | Bedlington | Cramlington | Anntisford | Seghill | Holywell | Monkseaton | Whitley Bay | Marden | North Shields Ferry
Ashington | Stakeford | Bedlington | Cramlington | East Cramlington Hosp | Holywell | Monkseaton | Whitley Bay | Marden | North Shields Ferry
*route now combined every 30 mins to Bedlington , create more local connections and help with X21/X22 demand Bedlington - Ashington, now extended to North Shields Ferry to create new connections and improve services to Marden
I assume this is after franchising as the 43, 57 and 57a are commercial services?
Must say can't I agree with some of these though. It's creating a lot of dog leg routes for little benefit.
You'd be better creating some form of North Tyneside loop imo rather than very long routes going all over the place.
The 57/57a in an ideal world should be split at Cramlington aswell as the route is too long and extremely unreliable as a result. The vast majority of people don't want to cross over Cramlington. Same with the 43 from Morpeth to Cramlington imo.
Ideally you would have, using the 19.
R1: Cramlington - Dudley - Fern Drive - Seghill - Seaton Delaval - Monkseaton - Whitley Bay - 317 to North Shields Ferry
R2: Cramlington - High Pit - East Cram Hospital - Seaton Delaval - Seghill - Northumberland Park - Open doors after here
Both half hourly in the Seaton Valley area.