(14 Apr 2025, 7:46 pm)Storx wrote Not too dissimilar then, I was thinking Glebe Road instead of Meadway but they serve it now so thought why not.
Tbh, I just think there's too many 60's from Killingworth to Byker. Like how many people really want to go there? There's nothing really anything inbetween to serve either which warrants 8 BPH either. 3 BPH is more than enough as long as there's the extensions ie. the 61/64 there to cover the unique parts of the 62/63. The 37/38 is just a better service as it's quicker to Newcastle, serves a hospital on the way, and also goes further into Newcastle and gives a direct link to Central Station where people might actually want to be imo.
The 18 to Cramlington also makes sense as it gives a Cramlington / Burradon to or from Byker/Walker link. Okay there's probably not much demand there but there's zero demand for a bus to Newcastle via that route. The 37/38(Short)/38(Long)/38A is also a bit confusing atm as an understatement aswell.
(3 hours ago)BusEnthusiast.com wrote Agree tbh.The X78/79 in particular are always quite late as I’ve seen recently tbh,the full fastline routes need re-done,timetable wise tbh.X47 cancellations are increasing,delays are increasing,applies to any X bus route that goes out of eldon square tbh(ran by stagecoach).Just used X47 and X78 since theyre nearest one to me and use them everyday and always seems appalling service wise.
I only know as I visit my auntie use the X78 that then becomes an X82 then X79. It’s always late as isn’t enough recovery time in Eldon Square if the X78 went to 3 buses there would be and they’d be separate from everything else interworking them them with X87/88 is crazy as they have completely different frequency the priority should always be to the less frequent routes