(01 Jul 2014, 6:20 pm)gtom wrote Slight Waggonway change 28A
Route as is from Chester Le Street then via Greenford Lane to Kibblesworth then Sainsburys Team Valley, Gold Medal then back to Sainsburys, Retail World, Team Valley (All stops) Bensham Bank, Gateshead Interchange, Tyne Bridge, John Dobson, Blackett, Eldon Sq.
Reasoning -
Since the closure of the Walk In Centre and its move to QE, there's no real need to link Saltwell Rd with Birtley/Ouston. The Crematorium is served by 21 (with a walk down) or the 69 (with change in Low Fell) The remains of Bensham Hospital are ably served by 69/53/54/29
Links to better shopping for Ouston residents and links for Chester to the Team Valley (growing importance as a shopping outlet and a retailer)
28 remains unchanged to maintain links to QE, Beamish and Birtley Medical Group (as Ouston is part of catchment area for that GP surgery)
Makes a lot of sense. It'd probably give them a bit more room to play with on layovers too, which would improve the reliability. I don't use the service an awful lot, but whenever I have it's been quite late coming into Chester.
