Local bus links in Newcastle Designing a network to

TYNE AND WEAR meet your needs INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

Public consultation 15 March - 4 June 2010 Local bus links in Newcastle Designing a network to meet your needs

Public consultation People in Newcastle make 47 million bus journeys annually - that’s an average of more than 173 journeys a year for every resident! Nexus, and the Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) want to make sure the network of bus services in the area meets residents’ needs.

To do this, Nexus has worked together with bus companies and local councils to examine how current services operate and to look at what improvements could be made to the ‘subsidised’ services in the network, which are the ones Nexus pays for. We have called this the Accessible Bus Network Design Project (see below).

We want your views on the proposals we are now making to improve bus services in Newcastle, which you can find in this document. We want to hear from you whether you rely on the bus in your daily life, use buses only occasionally or even if you don’t – but might consider doing so in the future. You’ll find details of different ways to respond on the back page of this brochure.

This consultation forms part of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority’s Bus Strategy, a three year action plan to improve all aspects of the bus services in Tyne and Wear. Copies of the Bus Strategy can be downloaded from www.nexus.org.uk/busstrategy. How have we designed a new network?

Research by Nexus identified two main concerns for bus travellers – they want buses that get passengers where they want to go, and run at the right times for them.

We have tried to design a service so that as many people as possible in Newcastle can reach local centres, major employers and community facilities like shops, doctors’ surgeries and post offices, in no more than 30 minutes from the moment they leave home.

Around 90% of all buses in Tyne and Wear are operated as ‘commercial’ services, where the routes and frequencies are decided by the bus operators (Arriva, Stagecoach, and others). The remaining 10% are subsidised by Nexus using money provided by the councils in Tyne and Wear. Nexus can pay for the whole of a route or just part of it. It can also pay for a route at certain times of day (often early mornings, evenings and Sundays) when there are fewer passengers but the route fills an important social need. Our consultation concentrates on all ‘subsidised’ services and the changes we propose for them.

We would like you to tell us whether our proposals meet your needs. We are very keen to get your comments on these proposals – we will consider all constructive ideas and make changes to our plans where there is a good case for them. Our aim is to make more effective use of the funding we already have.

The maps and text in this leaflet show all bus services and Metro links so you can see all the public transport options available in your area. But please remember we are only seeking to make changes to those bus services which Nexus subsidises, highlighted in colour and described overleaf.

As well as guaranteeing to provide buses that are fully accessible on the services proposed here, we also want to give a consistent ‘look’ to them. We would like your views on the design we propose, which is included in the questionnaire. Proposed changes in Newcastle – a summary

1 - to The Monday to Saturday early 15/15A - Walker to Revised route would link Metro to via , Wallsend, morning journey departing from Whitley Bay Kenton Shops via Newcastle Park Road via Walker, Newcastle and at 0508 (towards Newcastle Central Station), City Centre, RVI, and , Vale, Newcastle City Interchange and Sunday morning journeys departing from Montagu Estate Centre, RVI, Cowgate, and Montagu Whitley Bay at 0638 (towards ) and Estate. The service would provide new direct from Walkergate at 0731 (towards ) links from Fawdon Park Road to Morrisons at would be withdrawn due to low use. The route Cowgate and to the RVI Hospital. All journeys and timetable at all other times are not affected would operate as service 15. The service would by Nexus plans. no longer serve Hazeldene Avenue (Kenton Bar). West of the City Centre the route would 1 - Four Lane Ends to Not affected by Nexus plans. serve Nuns Moor Road/Cedar Road instead of Fenham Hall Drive. The service would Early morning Saturday journeys 2 - Whitley Bay to operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday departing from at 0626 (towards via North Shields, Wallsend, daytimes between 0600 (0800 on Saturday) ) and from Gateshead Newcastle and Gateshead and 1830 and new evening journeys would Interchange at 0702 (towards Whitley Bay) Interchange operate hourly between Walker and Kenton. would be withdrawn due to low use. The route This service would be coordinated with revised and timetable at all other times are not affected services 32/32A and 33 to provide a bus every by Nexus plans. 10 minutes between and 3 - Wallsend to No change to route or timetable as part of the RVI Hospital. via Walker, Byker, Freeman Nexus plans. For new hourly daytime link - to Wallsend Revised route would link Walker and Forest Hall Hospital and South to Benfield Road please see new service 3B 18 via , Four Lane via St Peters Basin, Byker Morrisons, (Peak journeys Monday to (below) Ends, Freeman Hospital, Chillingham Road, Freeman Hospital and Friday only) St Peters Basin and Walker Longbenton. The section between Wallsend and Walker would now operate as part of 3B New Service 3B would be a new route linking Wallsend and Hollywood Avenue (Gosforth) service 15 (see above). The service would via Benfield Road, High Heaton, Freeman provide new direct links from Chillingham Road Hospital and Regent Centre. The service would to the Freeman Hospital and also to St Peters provide new daytime links to health facilities on Basin where connections would be available Benfield Road and at Freeman Hospital as well with service Q2 for links to Newcastle as access to shopping facilities at Sainsbury's . The service would continue to in Heaton and in Gosforth. This service operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday would replace service 33 on Hollywood Avenue daytimes between 0630 (0830 on Saturday) and provide an hourly link to Regent Centre and 1800 and every 60 minutes during the Interchange where passengers can connect with evenings & Sundays between Walker and Four other frequent bus services or the Metro for Lane Ends. journeys to/from Newcastle City Centre. The - Byker to South Gosforth Not affected by Nexus plans. service would operate every 60 minutes 18A Monday to Saturday between 0900 and 1600. 21 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Bishop Auckland 5 New Service 5 would be a new route linking Newcastle City Centre and Freeman Hospital Not affected by Nexus plans. via , Jesmond Vale and Osborne 22 - Newcastle to Road. The service would provide new links Waldridge Park from Jesmond Vale to shopping facilities in - to Wallsend Not affected by Nexus plans. Jesmond and also a new link from Jesmond 22 Vale and Osborne Road to the Freeman 27/27A - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Hospital. The terminus in Newcastle would be Market Street instead of Central Station in order to offer improved reliability. The service would 28/28A - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday Chester-le-Street from 0800 to 1800. - Slatyford Silver Lonnen to Not affected by Nexus plans. Service 6 would be replaced by the new service 30 6/6B - Newcastle (Central Fawdon Park Road Station) to Jesmond Vale via 5 (see above). Service 6B would be withdrawn Shieldfield due to low use. 31 - Slatyford Silver Lonnen to Not affected by Nexus plans. Montagu Estate 6/7 - Metrocentre to Not affected by Nexus plans. Freeman Hospital 31/32 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Winlaton 8 - Newcastle (Central Station) Not affected by Nexus plans. to Freeman Hospital 32/32A - Newcastle - Four Revised route would operate Four Lane Ends to Lane Ends - Newcastle Circular Four Lane Ends via Freeman Hospital, Byker, Not affected by Nexus plans. 10 - Newcastle to via RVI, Blakelaw, Kenton Bar, Newcastle City Centre, RVI, , Blakelaw, Rockwood Hill Estate Four Lane Ends and Byker Kenton Bar, Broadway West and Regent Centre (and in alternative direction). This service 10/11 - to Not affected by Nexus plans. would provide many new direct links to the West Denton Park/West Denton Freeman Hospital from estates surrounding Shops Newcastle. The service also provides new daytime links for residents in Blakelaw Not affected by Nexus plans. 12 - Fenham to Wallsend (Springfield Road/Sunny Way/Binswood Not affected by Nexus plans. Avenue) and Broadway West (). 12 - West to Buddle Road in South Benwell and Jubilee Newcastle Road/Salters Road in Gosforth would no longer be served by this route although in each case these roads would continue to be served by other high frequency routes. The service would operate every 30 minutes daytimes (including Sundays) and every 60 minutes during the evening. Service 32/32A would be coordinated with revised services 15 and 33 to provide a bus every 10 minutes during the day between Newcastle City Centre and the RVI Hospital.

Cont. 33 - Newcastle to Hollywood Revised route would operate Fawdon Red 63 - Chapel House to Not affected by Nexus plans. Avenue via Osborne Road, House Farm to Metrocentre via , Gosforth High Street and Gosforth High Street, Osborne Road, Regent Centre Newcastle City Centre, RVI, Benwell and 70 - Newcastle to Consett via The Saturday morning journey departing from Scotswood. This service would provide a new Gateshead Interchange, Lobley Industrial Estate at 0626 (towards direct link between Benwell/Scotswood and the Hill, Sunniside, Burnopfield, Newcastle) would be withdrawn due to low use. Metrocentre as well as retaining the local links Flint Hill and Dipton (Evening The route and timetable at all other times are between Benwell/Jesmond/Fawdon Red House and Sunday) not affected by Nexus plans. Farm and Newcastle City Centre currently provided by services 50, 33 and 35. 70 New Service 70 would be a new route linking The service would operate every 30 minutes Kingston Park Shops and Benwell Shops via Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 60 Newbiggin Hall Estate, , minutes evening/Sunday between Red House West Denton Shops and . This Farm and Newcastle City Centre. This service service would provide new links to the would be coordinated with revised services 15 Morrisons store at West Denton Shops and also and 32/32A to provide a bus every 10 minutes access to Riverside during peak times. between Newcastle City Centre and the RVI The service would operate on the current Hospital. Hollywood Avenue (Gosforth) would M71 route between Kingston Park Shops and be served by service 3B with connections Westerhope every 30 minutes during Monday available at Regent Centre by Bus or Metro to/ to Friday daytimes and then extend hourly from from Newcastle City Centre. Westerhope to Newburn Riverside during the peaks and to Benwell Shops inter-peak. The 35 - Newcastle to Fawdon Red This service would be replaced by revised Saturday service between Kingston Park Shops House Farm via Gosforth High service 33 (see above). and Westerhope would be withdrawn due to Street, Kenton Park Shops and low use. Coxlodge 71 - Newcastle to Throckley Not affected by Nexus plans. 36 - Newcastle to Slatyford Not affected by Nexus plans. 72 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 38 - View to Free- Not affected by Nexus plans. Chapel House man Hospital 74 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 38A - Chapel House to The Monday to Friday early morning journey Great Whittington Newcastle via Whickham View from Slatyford at 0431 (towards Newcastle City Not affected by Nexus plans. and Benwell Village Centre) would be withdrawn due to low use. 74A - Newcastle to Matfen Not affected by Nexus plans. 39 - Dumpling Hall to Walker Not affected by Nexus plans. 75/76 - Newcastle to Whitley Bay - Chapel House to Not affected by Nexus plans. 40 Not affected by Nexus plans. Wallsend Metro 85 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 40/41 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 87 - Newcastle to Fellgate Burradon 87/88 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 42 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Newbiggin Hall Estate (Evening/Sunday journeys also - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. serve Blyth) 91/91A 43 - Newcastle to Blyth Not affected by Nexus plans. 97 - Newcastle to Metrocentre The Saturday morning journeys departing from (Evening & Sunday only) Fellside Park at 0555/ 0635 (towards Newcastle), and from Gateshead at 0615 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 43A (towards Fellside Park) would no longer operate East Hartford due to low use. The route and timetable at all 43B - Newcastle to Stanley Not affected by Nexus plans. other times are not affected by Nexus plans. Not affected by Nexus plans. 43/44 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 98/98A - Newcastle - Durham Whickham - Newcastle Circular Not affected by Nexus plans. 44 - to Whitley Bay Not affected by Nexus plans. 100 - College () to Kirkley 45 - Newcastle to Dinnington Not affected by Nexus plans. Hall Not affected by Nexus plans. 45A/45B - Newcastle - Not affected by Nexus plans. 100 - Newcastle to Hazlerigg - Newcastle Circular Metrocentre (Evening & Sunday only) 101 - Kingston Park to Blyth Not affected by Nexus plans. Not affected by Nexus plans. 45/46 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Consett 131 - Newcastle to Jedburgh Not affected by Nexus plans. 47 - Newcastle to Blackhall Not affected by Nexus plans. 306 - Newcastle to Mill 307 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 47B - to Newcastle Not affected by Nexus plans. Benton ASDA Not affected by Nexus plans. 50 - Lemington to This service would be replaced by revised 308 - Newcastle to Blyth West Denton Shops via Benwell service 33 and new services 70 and TB75. 309 - Newcastle to Bylth Not affected by Nexus plans. Shops, General Hospital, RVI, Newcastle City Centre and 340/342 - Freeman An additional Monday to Saturday evening Fenham Hospital to Cresswell/ journey would be added departing from Freeman Hospital at 2104. The route and Not affected by Nexus plans. Newbiggin 56 - Newcastle to timetable for these services at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans. 57 - Newcastle to Wardley Not affected by Nexus plans. Not affected by Nexus plans. Not affected by Nexus plans. 355 - Newcastle to 58 - Hadrian Park to Heworth Whitley Bay Interchange 356 - Newcastle to Tynemouth Not affected by Nexus plans. 62 - North to Not affected by Nexus plans. Killingworth 363/364 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Blyth 62B - Killingworth to The Monday to Saturday early morning journey departing from Killingworth East Bailey at 0410 Newcastle Central Station 392 - Marden Estate to Not affected by Nexus plans. (towards Newcastle Central Station) would be Longbenton DSS withdrawn due to low use. 494 - Newbiggin to Not affected by Nexus plans. X34 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Longbenton DSS Horsley Hill

496 - Hazlerigg to Not affected by Nexus plans. X36 - Newcastle to Bylth Not affected by Nexus plans. Tyneview Park X41 - Newcastle to Durham Not affected by Nexus plans. 498 - Blyth to Tyneview Park Not affected by Nexus plans. X42/X43 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 499 - Cramlington to Not affected by Nexus plans. Blyth Tyneview Park X44 - Newcastle to Morpeth Not affected by Nexus plans. 501 - Newcastle to Berwick Not affected by Nexus plans. X45 - Newcastle to Pegswood Not affected by Nexus plans. 505 - Newcastle to Berwick Not affected by Nexus plans. X46 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 518 - Newcastle to Alnwick Not affected by Nexus plans. (P & R)

525 - Newcastle to Berwick Not affected by Nexus plans. X47 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Kingston Park 602 - Newcastle to Hexham Not affected by Nexus plans. X63 - Newcastle to New Monday to Saturday evening and 604 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Killingworth via BT Call Centre Sunday daytime journeys would be provided Low every 60 minutes. The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans. 673 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Whittonstall X70/X71 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Consett 684 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Ovington/Hexham X77/X78 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 685 - Newcastle to Carlisle Not affected by Nexus plans. X79 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. 792 - Blackhall Mill to Not affected by Nexus plans. Kirkley Hall Tyneview Park X82 - Newcastle to Throckley Not affected by Nexus plans. 794 - Stanley to Not affected by Nexus plans. DSS Longbenton X85 - Newcastle to Hexham Not affected by Nexus plans.

941 - Newcastle to Team Revised route would operate between X87/X88 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Valley via , Metrocentre and Team Valley only to reflect Newbiggin Hall Estate Lemington and Metrocentre current patterns of demand. Passengers from Denton Burn/Lemington areas would be M46 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. required to travel via Newcastle City Centre. Newcastle Great Park (P&R)

943 - Whickham to Newcastle The Monday to Friday journey departing from M55 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Central Station via Metrocentre Whickham Watergate Estate at 0730 (towards Meadway Estate and Gateshead Interchange Newcastle Central Station) would no longer operate as it currently duplicates other services. M71 - Kingston Park to Service M71 would be replaced by new service Westerhope via Newbiggin Hall 70 (see above). 991 - Walbottle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Tyneview Park N21 - Newcastle to Durham Not affected by Nexus plans. (Night Bus) 995 - Byker to Tyneview Park Not affected by Nexus plans. - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Not affected by Nexus plans. N56 X1/X2/X3/X4/X5/X6- Sunderland (Night Bus) Newcastle to Bylth - Whitley Bay to Not affected by Nexus plans. Not affected by Nexus plans. N58 X1 - Newcastle to Easington Heworth (Night Bus) Lane - Newcastle to Whick- Not affected by Nexus plans. Not affected by Nexus plans. N97 X2 - Newcastle to Sunderland ham (Night Bus) Not affected by Nexus plans. X2 - Newcastle to Durham Q1 - Gateshead Interchange Not affected by Nexus plans. to Newcastle Central Station X3 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Houghton-le-Spring Q2 - to Newcastle Not affected by Nexus plans. Haymarket X4 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. TB75 New Service TB75 would be a new route linking X9/X10 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Chapel Park and Slatyford via Chapel House, Middlesbrough West Denton Shops and . The service would provide new links from Ladybank Not affected by Nexus plans. X11 - Newcastle to and Chapel House Drive to the Morrisons store at West Denton whilst also maintaining the hourly link from Whitbeck Road to these - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. X12 shopping facilities. The service would run every 60 minutes during Monday to Friday daytimes X12 - Bylth to Newcastle Not affected by Nexus plans. from 0900 until 1600. X18 - Newcastle to Ashington Not affected by Nexus plans. Link Up - This service would no longer operate. The buses currently used to operate this service - Newcastle to Stanhope Not affected by Nexus plans. Demand Responsive Transport X21 would be used to provide a number of the new X23 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. or improved services listed above. Bishop Auckland

X25 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Langley Park

X30 - Newcastle to Ashington Not affected by Nexus plans.

X30/X31 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Lanchester

X31/X32 - Newcastle to Not affected by Nexus plans. Newbiggin

X33 - Newcastle to Ashington Not affected by Nexus plans. Nexus proposed changes for Newcastle would be Newcastlep roposed daytime introduced in April 2011. Changes to other services by commercial operators may take place at other times outside this consultation. Dinnington To East Hartford

Hazlerigg

Great Park

Red House Brunton Farm Park

Kingston Park Road

Broadway Ponteland Kingston West *Subject to separate funding agreement Road Park Fawdon Park Road Wansbeck Regent to Fawdon Road Centre Forest Hollywood Avenue Hall

Kingston Longbenton Hillsview Bank Park Avenue Foot Wansbeck Road Newbiggin Rowntrees South Hall Edgefield Jubilee Estate Road Avenue South Freeman Hazeldene Gosforth Bedeburn Avenue Salters Lane Hospital Northumbria Road Coxlodge Benton University Gosforth Road Etal Lane Haddricks Ilford High Henderson Road Mill Road Blakelaw Heaton Halls Road North Stamfordham Trevelyan Coach Magenta Road Drive Harehills Walbottle Cres. Avenue Lane Montagu Estate Binswood Newton Greenway Road Lindhope Avenue Springfield Ponteland Road Blakelaw Road Road West Chillingham to Chadderton West Denton Jesmond Jesmond Road Drive Parkway Way Benton ASDA Pooley Stamfordham Road Road Cowgate Osborne Morrisons Road Morrisons Heaton Spital RVI Hospital Netherby Fenham Hall Tongues Jesmond Throckley Chapel House Drive Cradlewell Heaton Whitbeck Drive Road Whitefield Benfield Road Road By-pass Pool Terrace Road Lanercost Jesmond Slatyford Drive Vale Lane Chillingham Richardson Haymarket to Silver Cedar Road Warwick Road Walkergate Walbottle Lonnen Road Wallsend West Wingrove Street Road Road Fenham West Denton General Walkergate Park Dumpling Hall Hospital St James Newcastle City Valley Centre Fossway to View Denton Wallsend Newburn Road Whickham Road Elswick Benwell Monument Manors Aldwick View Road Byker Lemington Road Road Welbeck Road Welbeck Road Scotswood Armstrong Road Road Westmorland Road

Scotswood Road Central Walker B&Q Station Dean Elswick Street Newburn Monarch Road Riverside St Peter’s Sandgate St. Ann’s Basin Quayside

River Tyne Metrocentre

V7 ANDP Public Consultation How you can give us your views

We would like to know what you think about our proposals. You can do this by:

1) Filling in a questionaire available with this leaflet 2) Requesting a reply form by calling 0191 203 3761 or email [email protected] 3) Going to our website at www.nexus.org.uk/busstrategy and filling in an online questionaire.

Here is a full list of public consultation events taking place in the Newcastle area:

Date Time Venue Monday 19 April 10.30am - Denton Burn Library, West Road, Denton Burn, 1.30pm NE15 7QQ Thursday 22 April 3 - 7pm The Lightfoot Centre, Wharrier Street, Walker, NE6 3BR Tuesday 18 May 1.30 - 6.30pm East End Pool, Hadrian Square, Byker, NE6 1AL Wednesday 19 May 10.30am - 4pm Gosforth Library, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, NE3 3HD Thursday 20 May 1.30 - 6.30pm Centre 4 Sport, Westgate Community College, West Road, NE4 9LG Friday 21 May 11.30am - 4pm Outer West Pool, West Denton Way, NE5 2QZ

These are all drop-in events which you can come along to at any time to pick up information, talk to our staff about the proposals in more detail, and give your response.

All responses to this consultation must be returned to Nexus by 4 June 2010. Responses on paper can be handed in at events or sent to the address below.

If you would like more information about the Accessible Bus Network Design Project, in your area or in other parts of Tyne and Wear, go to www.nexus.org.uk/busstrategy email us at [email protected] or write to:

Bus Strategy Strategy Department Nexus Nexus House St James Boulevard NE1 4AX

This document and other material is available in large print and alternative formats on request.

A full summary of the consultation details, together with a summary of the consultation criteria, is available at www.nexus.org.uk/busstrategy

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