(01 Jun 2025, 9:26 am)deanmachine wrote You'd have to demolish half of M&S and the Eldon Square multi storey and combine the two bus stations together. Absolutely something that should be done to make a station suitable for Newcastle, but it's not going to happen.
Aye no arguments, it's a shame there was never a third bus station built in the area where Worswick with all the Tyne Bridge services moved into it, with space for coaches aswell. Would help having less buses travelling all around Newcastle for absolutely no benefit and open space at Eldon Square for the likes of the 70's to the West End.
Obviously that boat has sailed now though.
(01 Jun 2025, 9:32 am)RMF1254 wrote I travelled on the x18 last Friday afternoon, it came into Morpeth packed, some got off and it left Morpeth virtually full. A coach would have been useless, no luggage space on board, no easy access and probably slower loading. The Enviro 400MMC was perfectly fine and comfortable enough for a speedy run down the A1, plus a double decker on those routes is great for viewing the superb Northumbrian countryside. Arriva seem to have got it right here, just a shame Ashington lost some MMCs to Redcar / Whitby.
Replied to this here - https://northeastbuses.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=503&pid=318423#pid318423
Don't want to derail this thread as it's not related to GoNorthEast, at all.