(24 Apr 2025, 5:19 pm)Andreos1 wrote https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/more...nZRM8NCFHQ
Petition started regarding the changes in Shields
While I'm not a fan of combining services and losing direct links, the changes to the 17 really are pretty minimal - same frequency, same direct (i.e. no change of bus needed) links, arguably some new links created (I think?). All they really need to do is allocate some of the E300 to the boards that hit the scholars peaks (potentially even drafting in spares from Newcastle if needed as has been flagged both depots north of the Tyne seem to have had an influx of E300s without any apparent need of late). It's probably not a bad use of resources to combine those particular routes overall, and given no real loss of frequency or links (compared to some actual cuts elsewhere) petition seems a bit OTT to me.