(16 Oct 2025, 6:41 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Thinking closely...

Is it not time to look at Wallsend Interchange and look at demolishing the bus station  with a view of building a  car park on the site to say hold 400 cars.

BUT ... the car park has to be affordable and say £1 park all day.

(Commuters / football/ shopping ) it is ideal as the psychological aspect it is quick by metro into Monument

Another white elephant Park and ride has just opened up....  that big Car park on Gateshead Quays for the "sage"

Make a park and ride express bus service

Heworth- That Car Park at Gateshead Quays- Sage buolding  then down over the swing bridge through the bus lanes already there up and do a circular route round the city (Monument up to st marys (haymarket ) down to eldon Square  area (aim to pick up close to the building ) and down past the theatre royal  over swing bridge past Sage  back to the car park and Heworth

Key links is park and Rides linking HMRC / city centre / theatre Royal / sage

Must admit I was thinking about that white elephant car park. Personally I wish we'd restore the old Quaylink services and advertise them again, they're a missing link right now and 53/54/Q3 doesn't work in promoting the Quayside links; there's already been enough discussions about the poor loadings to the Northern end on the Q3, in particular.

You could easily renumber the 53/54 to the Q1/Q2 and then curtail back the Q3 back, at both ends. There's ample parking down in Spillers Wharf which is currently abandoned which could easily be served by the Q3, if you sent it back along the front via the Millenium, and possibly creating a link up The Swirle and onto Sandgate, if you wanted to keep the beach etc. 

Both those car parks are served on them anyway and could be the key for them having passengers this time and would create links to the HMRC which some people really do need if travelling from miles away. 

It also could be key to regeneration for both those areas aswell.

(16 Oct 2025, 7:06 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Page 38 Sunderland City council has earmarked a site for a park and Ride off the A1018

https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/media/2289...9682900000&ccp=true#cookie-consent-prompt

Glad to see they're looking down there, always thought it would be a good site for rail and buses really.