Scrap the two things i've came up with, although the first one was very good as people have said.
From Washington Galleries we/will come 1st June 2013 the following services to the following areas.
X1/X1A - Newcastle
M1/M2/M3/922 and 994 - Heworth
M1/M2/M3/W5/W6/73/939 and 994 - Concord
50/50A and 960 - South Shields
2A/2C/8 and 73 - Sunderland
50/50A - Durham
50/50A and 8 - Chester le Street
8 - Stanley
M2/M3/23 - Birtley
M1/X1 and 922 - Houghton le Spring
X1 - Easington Lane
X1A/8 - Picktree Village
37 - Doxford Park
Now I think this area should be expanded on to then make it a Major Transport Hub as it doesn't have a Metro System and the only link being through the M1/M2/M3/922 and 994.
So I propose an expansion of Bus Services Operating through Washington to Current Areas Served and Many New Areas. Which would probably lead to an extension to Washington Galleries Bus Station.
Here is a few examples of *New Services* I'd like to see.
M1A Houghton-le-Spring - Shiney Row - Fatfield – Harraton – Rickleton – Ayton - Lambton - Washington Galleries - Concord - Usworth - Heworth – Every 20 Minutes
X4 – Birtley – Chester le Street – Washington Galleries – Heworth – Every 30 Minutes
89 - Washington Galleries - Albany - Concord - Heworth - Jarrow - Tyne Tunnel - Percy Main - Royal Quays - North Shields - Every 20 Minutes
33 - Washington Galleries - Waterview Park - Sunderland Enterprise Park
33A - Washington Galleries - Houghton le Spring - Doxford Park - Every 15 minutes Combined.
50 - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Arnison Centre - Waldridge Park - Chester-le-Street - Washington Galleries - Concord - Boldon - West Harton - South Shields
50X - Durham - Chester le Street - Washington Galleries - Waterview Park - Boldon - South Shields
Combined Every 20 Minutes across parts of the route.
X8 - Washington Galleries - Houghton le Spring - Doxford International - Peterlee - Middlesbrough - Hartlepool - Every 1 Hour
I was also thinking of having a Half Hourly service to the Cobalt and Quorum Business Parks.
My Cobalt Service
311 – Washington – Heworth - Jarrow - Tyne Tunnel - Percy Main - Royal Quays - North Shields - Meadow
Well - West Chirton – Cobalt
Current Timings without the 311 and a breakdown of how it could be a faster link.
922 - Washington – Heworth – 15 Minutes
27 – Heworth – Jarrow – 27 Minutes – Halfed by doing a Non-Stop Service
9 - Jarrow – North Shields – 13 Minutes – Can be cut down to 8-9 Minutes if service misses out Jarrow
310 - North Shields – Cobalt – 17 Minutes – Can be cut down again by running Non-Stop
Journey Time without Non-Stop Service = 62 Minutes – With Non Stop Between 35 and 50 Minutes
M1 - Washington – Heworth – 25 Minutes
Metro – Heworth – Monument – 10 Minutes
Metro – Monument – North Shields – 15 Minutes
310 – North Shields – Cobalt – 17 Minutes
Journey Time - 67 Minutes
X1 – Washington – Newcastle – 35 Minutes
309/310 Newcastle – Cobalt - 29 Minutes
Journey Time – 64 Minutes
RE: Service Suggestions