(10 Mar 2015, 4:00 pm)Andreos1 wrote In the article, it mentioned the local circular service wasn't popular.Going off that I would think the choice was made for them and I would certainly say for that area of Prudoe a circular Service is best option (Service 686) as there doesnt appear to be a turning circle for a Bus the size of a Renown or B9TL to use, if one was to be created then it would have to be at the top of Moor Road near to Prudoe Hospital.
It begs the question as to whether NCC and GNE asked passengers if they wanted to faff on changing buses or if the choice was made for them.
The streamlined model, with buses following the same core route, has benefits, but in this case a whole estate, on a hill is missed out.
Rather than divert or extend an existing service, is it worth creating a new service, which complements the existing offer?
Or, because the fleet and workforce is a lot smaller than in years gone by - maybe this isn't possible?
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - March 2015