(12 Jun 2025, 8:17 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote 24: Newcastle, Gateshead, Low Fell, Harolw Green, Wrekenton, Eighton Banks, The Galleries, Oxclose, Crowther, Ayton, Chester-Le-Street, Waldridge Park (Every 20 Mins)
24A: Newcastle, Gateshead, Q.E Hospital, Wrekenton, Springwell Estate, Springwell Village, The Galleries, Washington Village, Barmston Court, Teal Farm, Cherry Blossom Way, Sulgrave, Concord (Every 20 MIns)
Pros:
The 702D would be replaced and increased to 3bph
Increased services to The Galleries from Ayton, Crowther, Oxclose. Concord, Sulgrave, Cherry Blossom Way, Waterview Park, Teal Farm, Barmston Court & Washington Village
New Links from Springwell Estate, Waverley Road, Allerdene & Low Fell to Washington
Direct buses from Springwell Estate to Q.E Hospital & Newcastle.
More Buses between Newcastle/Gateshead/Low Fell/Harlow Green/Wrekenton
Only an Extra 5/6 Minutes Compared with X1 (Washington to Newcastle)
Cons:
Would have to reverse a DD in Gibside (Waldridge Park)
Some Journeys may get low usage.
Evenings/Sunday frequencies may be complicated
May be confusing for Ayton Passengers with buses to the Galleries & CLS from both sides of the road.
I don't see the benefit of this, I'm afraid. You're linking up places, yes, but you're linking up places that people are very unlikely to travel between. The Wrekenton to Newcastle section (via Low Fell) is already covered by a 22. It also provides a faster link between Wrekenton and Chester-le-Street, which I don't believe are two places that people heavily travel between anyway?
The 50 already provides enough of a route around Washington before Chester-le-Street, for anyone with a real desire to lose the will to live, so I don't think this adds anything better to that. The Galleries/Oxclose/Crowther and Ayton should be covered by a local service.
The 24A just seems to be an excessively longer version of the 50, at least as far as Concord? Again, that Village/Barmston Court/Cherry Blossom Way bit should be covered by a local service.
(13 Jun 2025, 8:01 pm)Andreos1 wrote The 8.
Send it up via Barmston underneath the Leamside line, rather than have it go from the A1231 to Teal Farm and then back to the A1231.
Between the Galleriee and Barmston, it could head through the Village or could pick up the current route between the Galleriee and Peel via the A1231.
I can't see it taking any longer than the current route, but certainly opens up new connections.
If you're thinking the underpass at the bottom of Barmston Court, it's approach is pretty unsuitable due to poor planning from one side, and the commercial side being a bit of a nightmare for parked cars.
The better option would be via Pattinson Road, right and round the Village imo.