(28 Dec 2014, 4:30 pm)Malarkey wrote 28 - Langley Park - Witton Gilbert - Sacriston - Nettlesworth - Chester Moor - Chester le Street - Barley Mow - Portobello - Eighton Banks - Wrekenton - Q.E. Hospital - Gateshead - Newcastle
28 a non starter. You've removed Birtleys link to the QE which would not go down well.
Re Wrekenton-Chester. Along with the 1 you've also got the option of the 23 connecting at Birtley or Washington (hourly) other Washington services the free Sainsburys bus (to Harlow green) and the 51 to Kells Lane to the Angel. It couldn't be easier to get there.
X21 uses Birtley a lot of the time anyway with the current chaos on the A1. Though Birtley certainly doesn't need additional services with the 21, 28s and x2 providing suitable duties.
Same with wrekenton. How many more buses does a small town in gateshead need?!