Gateshead Interchange
Gateshead Interchange
Was at Gateshead Interchange the other day and it got me thinking, its design isnt the best, mainly Stand N where all the driver changeovers happen, a 21/27/56/57/58 all required a driver changeover, stuck behind them all was a 25 and an X1, is there any real way of combating it?
(26 Feb 2023, 12:51 pm)V514DFT Was at Gateshead Interchange the other day and it got me thinking, its design isnt the best, mainly Stand N where all the driver changeovers happen, a 21/27/56/57/58 all required a driver changeover, stuck behind them all was a 25 and an X1, is there any real way of combating it?If say..the 21 pulls in lets everyone on and off, then leave the driver cab and the new drivers just drives off as there are no stops people can get on from after and just stop people getting on from Gateshead after the drivers switched over therefore they don't need to wait for the drivers to have a chat then log onto the ticket machine which can take upto 3-5 mins
(26 Feb 2023, 12:51 pm)V514DFT Was at Gateshead Interchange the other day and it got me thinking, its design isnt the best, mainly Stand N where all the driver changeovers happen, a 21/27/56/57/58 all required a driver changeover, stuck behind them all was a 25 and an X1, is there any real way of combating it?If say..the 21 pulls in lets everyone on and off, then leave the driver cab and the new drivers just drives off as there are no stops people can get on from after and just stop people getting on from Gateshead after the drivers switched over therefore they don't need to wait for the drivers to have a chat then log onto the ticket machine which can take upto 3-5 mins
I've never seen them run out of space, there. It's a vast improvement on before the bus station was built when all hat happened in front of Iceland /the ugly sculpture.
(26 Feb 2023, 12:51 pm)V514DFT Was at Gateshead Interchange the other day and it got me thinking, its design isnt the best, mainly Stand N where all the driver changeovers happen, a 21/27/56/57/58 all required a driver changeover, stuck behind them all was a 25 and an X1, is there any real way of combating it?
(26 Feb 2023, 12:51 pm)V514DFT Was at Gateshead Interchange the other day and it got me thinking, its design isnt the best, mainly Stand N where all the driver changeovers happen, a 21/27/56/57/58 all required a driver changeover, stuck behind them all was a 25 and an X1, is there any real way of combating it?
I've seen it a couple of times lately on a Saturday, but it tends to be when everything else has gone to pot with delays and such. The rest of the time it's completely fine.
In terms of changeovers, it'd probably help the flow/remove the obstruction from Stand N, if drivers boarded the one or two that might be waiting for a Newcastle bus and then pulled into the layover area just ahead to do the changeover.
Must say Gateshead is one of the best interchanges in the North East (other than Middlesbrough) imo. Lot's of space, no obstructions mainly etc. It sounds like an issue with driver changeovers rather than the design more than anything.
Now Haymarket, Eldon Square and Durham are bad bus stations, tight, no layover space and generally depressing inside if it's Haymarket with numerous obstructions including Eldon Square obstructing Haymarket.
(27 Feb 2023, 10:54 am)Storx Must say Gateshead is one of the best interchanges in the North East (other than Middlesbrough) imo. Lot's of space, no obstructions mainly etc. It sounds like an issue with driver changeovers rather than the design more than anything.
Now Haymarket, Eldon Square and Durham are bad bus stations, tight, no layover space and generally depressing inside if it's Haymarket with numerous obstructions including Eldon Square obstructing Haymarket.
(27 Feb 2023, 10:54 am)Storx Must say Gateshead is one of the best interchanges in the North East (other than Middlesbrough) imo. Lot's of space, no obstructions mainly etc. It sounds like an issue with driver changeovers rather than the design more than anything.
Now Haymarket, Eldon Square and Durham are bad bus stations, tight, no layover space and generally depressing inside if it's Haymarket with numerous obstructions including Eldon Square obstructing Haymarket.
(27 Feb 2023, 11:44 am)Adrian Eldon Square was a massive backwards step. Although dark and dingy, the old bus station worked absolutely fine.
Durham will have slightly more layover space when the new bus station opens, plus the longer bays to make it less tight, but neither were ever it's biggest problem. The lack of discipline from one operator in particular in how they use the bus station was.
(27 Feb 2023, 11:44 am)Adrian Eldon Square was a massive backwards step. Although dark and dingy, the old bus station worked absolutely fine.
Durham will have slightly more layover space when the new bus station opens, plus the longer bays to make it less tight, but neither were ever it's biggest problem. The lack of discipline from one operator in particular in how they use the bus station was.
