(16 Jun 2014, 8:16 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Most people have no choice but to go there by car - public transport doesn't go there from a number of towns and villages within the same or neighbouring postcode areas.
I would love to go there on public transport - but despite being in the DH4 postcode (not Fencehouses btw), it would take 3 buses to get there.
Once completed, with restaurants, a cinema and supermarket - demand is going to increase.
Just think of the target audience those sorts of places attract... Apart from families, kids, teenagers and pensioners - in other words, potential bus users.
Maybe a service from Newcastle to Low Moorsley? Calling at Washington, Teal Farm, Waterview Park, Seaham, Dalton Park, Murton and Hetton-le-Hole? Completely agree with the points given. Look at Gateshead for an example, demand had increased with the addition of the Vue cinema and the restaurants attracting a huge market, from children to pensioners! This opportunity will give Dalton Park a chance to grow, and the transport links provided to and from there need to be improved, as profit for the park and the business will be lost - if a fast express service was provided from Newcastle to Dalton Park, surely it would gain additional customers as a result?