Appendix 3
Accessible Network - Gateshead
Summary of proposed changes
Present Service Proposal
10C MetroCentre-Ryton-Clara Withdrawn and replaced by
Vale new service R3/R4.
23 Barley Mow-Birtley- Late afternoon journeys
Wrekenton-Springwell- withdrawn due to low use.
Blackfell-Washington Alternate Monday to Friday
journeys extended from Birtley
to Kibblesworth and Gateshead
as service 29.
29 Gateshead Interchange- Rerouted in Bensham via
Saltwell Park- Whitehall Road and Saltwell
Kibblesworth Road and extended from
Kibblesworth to Birtley linked
with service 23.
Section to Racecourse estate
and Bensham Hill Hospital
replaced by new service TB29.
49/49A/49B/49C Winlaton-Blaydon- Proposal to withdraw Sunday
Metrocentre-Dunston- AM journeys not taken forward.
Gateshead
57C Heworth Interchange to Withdrawn due to low use.
Wardley Altrernative journeys are
available on service 26.
68 Bill Quay-Heworth Monday to Saturday daytime
Interchange-Felling rerouted from Felling Square to
Square-Fewster Square Wrekenton via Queen Elizabeth
Hospital and Easedale
Gardens. Peak service
continues between Bill Quay
and Heworth.
Section to Woods Green
replaced by amendment to
service TB529. Stone Street
and Leam Lane now served by
Wrekenton taxibus (see TB10).
69A Blackhall Mill–Ryton– Plans to withdraw Saturday AM
Blaydon-Lobley Hill-QE journey from Blackhall Mill not
Hospital-Wardley taken forward.
70 Consett-Lobley Hill- Saturday AM journey from
Bensham-Gateshead Byermoor Industrial Estate
Metro-Newcastle (departing 0626) to Newcastle
withdrawn due to low use.
79 Washington Galleries- Plans to extend service from
Fatfield-Barnwell- Washington Galleries to Birtley
Houghton le Spring-Hall not taken forward.
Lane Estate
93/94 Gateshead-Team Valley- Daily evening 94 journey from
QE Hospital-Felling Gateshead Interchange at 2334
Square-Heworth (towards QE Hospital via Team
Valley) withdrawn due to low
use.
95/95A/96/96A Gateshead-Lobley Hill- Plans to extend daily evening
Dunston-Metrocentre 96A journeys between Lobley
Hill and Gateshead not taken
forward.
97 Newcastle-Whickham- Plans to withdraw Saturday AM
Metrocentre journeys not taken forward.
515 Hebburn-Hebburn Quay- New service introduced since
Monkton Business Park- consultation as part of South
Heworth Tyneside Better Bus network.
643 MetroCentre-Whickham-
(New number Watergate estate service
for TB43) unchanged but operated with
larger bus vehicles to provide
additional capacity and re-
numbered.
933 Rowlands Gill- Plans to withdraw Monday to
Whickham-Lobley Hill- Friday 1640 journey from Team
Team Valley Valley not taken forward.
M12 Pelaw Metro-Fairways Saturday journeys withdrawn
estate due to low use.
R3/R4 (new) New circular service between
Clara Vale, Rowlands Gill and
Clara Vale via Crawcrook,
Kepier Chare, Ryton Village,
Stargate, Blaydon, Hole in the
Wall, Winlaton, Winlaton Mill,
Sherburn Towers, Rowlands
Gill, High Spen, Greenside,
Crawcrook and Garden House
estate, hourly Monday to
Saturday daytime. Evening and
Sunday hourly between Clara
Vale and Crawcrook but
omitting Kepier Chare, Hole in
the Wall, and Garden House.
R5 Rowlands Gill local No longer serves Sherburn
service Towers – alternative on new
service R3/R4 – and extended
from Rowlands Gill to
Burnopfield hourly.
R6/R7 Ryton-Blaydon Burn- Withdrawn and replaced by
Winlaton-Barlow-High new service R3/R4.
Spen-Rowlands Gill- Sections to Blaydon Burn,
Winlaton-Blaydon Burn- Barlow, and Hookergate School
Ryton Lane replaced by new service
TB15.
TB10/TB11 Wrekenton local taxibus Extended to Fewster Square
via Leam Lane, and to QE
Hospital via Rugby Gardens
and Stone Street. Frequency
remains every 60 minutes
Monday to Saturday between
about 0930 and 1600.
TB12 Blaydon-Hole in the Wall- Withdrawn and replaced by
Winlaton-Winlaton Mill new service R3/R4.
TB14 Birtley Northside-Birtley Extended via Birtley Lane to
taxibus South Portobello. Frequency
increased to every 30 minutes
Monday to Saturday between
about 0930 and 1600.
TB15 New service between
(New) Rowlands Gill and Ryton Cedar
Grove via Hookergate School
Lane, High Spen, Barlow,
Winlaton and Blaydon Burn,
hourly Monday to Saturday
between about 0930 and 1600.
TB29 New service between
(New) Gateshead Interchange and
Racecourse estate/Bensham
Hill Hospital via Whitehall Road
and Saltwell Road, every 30
minutes Monday to Friday
between about 0930 and 1530.
TB43 MetroCentre-Whickham- Route and timetable
Watergate estate unchanged. Larger vehicles
introduced to provide additional
capacity and service number
revised (see 643).
TB529 Heworth Interchange-Bill Rerouted via Woods Green.
Quay-Hebburn-Lukes
Lane
DRT Link Up (Demand This service will be withdrawn
Responsive Service) as planned and the resource
used will be re-deployed to
provide the new and/or
improved services listed above.
Schools/works Schools & works Not affected by implementation
services ‘specials’ of ANDP