(2 hours ago)DaveFromUpNorth wrote RE SEGHILL
At present despite being 3 mile max from Killingworth doesn't have a direct bus route...
WHAT I would suggest is...
Create a NEXUS secured service ...
A loop service....
Killingworth Bus Station - bottom loop of killi to North Tyneside council offices through seghill to annisford roundabout turn right along to Seghill to Seaton Delaval left to the train station deliberately go into the station and out (psychological aspect) and up up to Cramlington hospital drive in stop at the doors ( not he road) and come out to Cramlington have a layover rest and travel back- promote this as a service
Not going to lie, I'd be tempted to go further and mix up the 19, 58, 335, 342 and 353 (partnership) and do something like:
318: Wallsend - Cramlington via Forest Hall, Killingworth and Dudley
319: Wallsend - Cramlington via Benton ASDA, Killingworth, Seghill, Seaton Delaval and Northumbria Hospital
358: North Shields - East Hartford via Cobalt, Shiremoor, Seaton Delaval, New Hartley, Northumbria Hospital and Cramlington
359: North Shields - Kingston Park via Cobalt, Killingworth, Seaton Burn and Hazelrigg
335: Killingworth - Silverlink via Quorum, Longbenton, Forest Hall, Benton ASDA and Hadrian Park
353: Curtailed Short Killingworth - North Shields
318/319 Interwork in Cramlington to create a through loop.
It creates some faster links for communities for where people want to people and removes all the ridiculous doubling back at Benton ASDA which is annoying for everyone.
Other than Seghill to Northumberland Park / Cobalt (but they gain Killingworth) there's not really any lost links but it does open up a lot of important links like:
- Forest Hall to Quorum
- Wallsend to Cramlington
- Lots of places to Northumbria Hospital
- East Hartford to anywhere
- Cobalt to the Seaton Burn area
- New Hartley to Cramlington
- Seaton Delaval / Seghill to Killingworth and Wallsend
I'd imagine it'd be quite popular for most areas, can't really see major negatives personally. Other than the 353, they're all subsidised anyway so easily doable.