(24 Apr 2025, 10:14 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Yeah the timings look a bit daft, though the 3 & 18 look like they are timed to give an evenish headway from Stanhope Road into town. I guess journey times must mean they cant be even at both ends.
Departure time on 3 & 4 is a bit mad but then again unless you are going to Biddick Hall they are basically totally unrelated routes now. And if you were heading to Biddick Hall from Shields, you'd be just as well waiting for the 3 anyway as its 6 mins quicker, so if it was an even headway with the 4 you'd still end up at Biddick at the same time.
Yeah agreed just seems flawed to me as there's now a big problem where everyone wants the 3 as it's quicker than the 18 to Stanhope Road, quicker than the 4 to Biddick and it's the only bus to Whitleas.
Not sure what the answer is either as like you said if you flipped it then the problem just ends up being in the opposite direction.
Be interesting to see if it's changed and how in the future someone as it seems a bit of a flaw to me but who knows.