Newcastle 18/32/32A

https://travelnortheast.uk/ways-to-trave...9FzSROaprQ

(1 hour ago)Michael wrote Newcastle 18/32/32A

https://travelnortheast.uk/ways-to-trave...9FzSROaprQ

Personally I would do the following: 

The revised network would consist of four services: 18, 19, 32 and 32A. The main change is that service 19 takes over the Walker–Newcastle link from the 32/32A, while the 32 and 32A become Newcastle city-centre–Regent Centre services.
Service 18 – Walker to Four Lane Ends
Revised service

Route: 18

Walker (Titan Road) → Walker Station Road → St Peters Basin → Byker → Heaton Coast Road → Freeman Hospital → High Heaton → South Gosforth → Longbenton (Stoneleigh Avenue) → Longbenton (West Farm Avenue) → Four Lane Ends → Benton Estate → Quorum Park.

Proposed changes:
- Retain the existing Heaton routing.
- Add one additional bus on Sunday daytime.
- Improve reliability with additional running time and longer recovery breaks.
- Sunday journeys would serve St Peters Basin and Stoneleigh Avenue.
Service 19 – Walker to Newcastle City Centre
New route


Route: 19

Walker (Titan Road) → Walker Station Road → Walkergate → Byker (Shields Road) → Jesmond Vale (Springbank Road) → Newcastle Monument → Newcastle City Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Introduced as a new variation of the existing Walker–Newcastle corridor.
- Replaces the 32/32A between Walker and Newcastle.
- Retains the direct connection through Byker and Jesmond Vale to Monument.
- Allows service 18 to continue serving Heaton and Four Lane Ends without diverting into the city centre.
Service 32 – Newcastle City Centre to Regent Centre via Kenton
Revised service


Route: 32

Newcastle City Centre → Monument → RVI → Fenham → Elswick → Benwell → Two Ball Lonnen → Blakelaw → Kenton Bar → Kenton → Kenton Lane → Kenton Road → Wansbeck Road → Broadway West → Great North Road → Regent Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Starts and finishes in Newcastle city centre.
- Continues beyond the existing Kenton section to Regent Centre.
- Serves Kenton.
- Provides a regular bus service along Broadway West.
Service 32A – Newcastle City Centre to Regent Centre via Montagu Estate
Revised service


Route: 32A

Newcastle City Centre → Monument → RVI → Fenham → Elswick → Benwell → Two Ball Lonnen → Blakelaw → Montagu Estate → Kenton Lane → Kenton Road → Wansbeck Road → Broadway West → Great North Road → Regent Centre.

Proposed changes:
- Starts and finishes in Newcastle city centre.
- Serves Montagu Estate before joining the shared route to Regent Centre.
- Provides a regular service along Broadway West.
- Sunday daytime journeys would continue to operate as 32A, serving both Montagu Estate and Kenton on the anticlockwise loop.