HMRC - newcastle city centre

[OOOSH YEAH]

You asked the question not me

I didn’t actually

 

[Roker Mackem]

I didn’t actually

Question mark just there for show was it?

 

[Shandy drinker]

They’d already be on the metro going to Longbenton. There won’t be an extra 9,000 new people - they’re already there and commuting through newcastle. All that’s changing is they’re staying in the city centre.

But won’t loads drive to long Benton but won’t be the parking space in city centre

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Question mark just there for show was it?

I didn’t ask you.

 

[West_Winger]

But won’t loads drive to long Benton but won’t be the parking space in city centre

There’s only 1500-2000 parking spaces there as far as I know. And given that the revenue is doing part weeks working from home there’d only be about 500-750 of those in on any one day. It simply isn’t an issue.

 

[Harbour Boy]

While i do agree to that to some extent, i dont think the infrastructure in newcastle can take much more.

Its a ball ache getting in and out on the roads, the busses are full and the metros are dropping to bits.

The whole infrastructure in the north east has been left to stagnate and it doesn't seem fit for purpose. Unless you are travelling outside of work hours.

Couldn't be fucked working through and commuting there everyday.

10 minutes from New Herrington to Sunderland for me each day, 15/20 minutes on a evening

 

[West_Winger]

While i do agree to that to some extent, i dont think the infrastructure in newcastle can take much more.

Its a ball ache getting in and out on the roads, the busses are full and the metros are dropping to bits.

The whole infrastructure in the north east has been left to stagnate and it doesn't seem fit for purpose. Unless you are travelling outside of work hours.

The entire metro fleet is getting replaced in just over a year.

 

[citybythesea]

One way you could look at it though is someone in Newcastle could easily never leave Newcastle in the North East and live easily. Someone outside Newcastle would seriously struggle to never go into Newcastle unless they're doing it for some form of weird principal whether that's for catching a plane, watching gigs or using a train.

<<<<<this is a weird analogy

 

[Lambchops]

The entire metro fleet is getting replaced in just over a year.

Stations? Rails? Etc the whole network is archaic

 

[gipetto]

No but Everytime I am back it looks worse and worse - like I say the square and that are nice but it's window dressing there's nowt to encourage businesses to set up there - what shops are there? What decent bars/restaurants? The place is basically closed from 6pm

Newcastle's not much better apart from the architecture tbf.

 

[West_Winger]

Stations? Rails? Etc the whole network is archaic

Stations have already been upgraded and the track and signalling are being changed to accommodate the new rolling stock.

 

[Obvious Mag]

Hope they improve the metro if 9000 extra people going into city centre

The new trains in should be in place by then plus that MetroFlow project will be sorted.

They say 9,000 but how many of them will be hybrid and just officially based at Newcastle? Imagine less than that will actually be in the office most days.

The problem the region has is it’s full of regional xenophobia and none of the areas will work with each other, when central govt come calling and they can’t agree with each other, why would central govt even deal with them.

personally believe our city and transport leaders are inept. Full of old labour heads like Martin Gannon who has managed to fuck up Gateshead beyond belief.

 

[Roker Mackem]

I didn’t ask you.

oh sorry thought this was a discussion

 

[Lambchops]

Newcastle's not much better apart from the architecture tbf.

Now that's bollocks man

 

[Zimba]

But won’t loads drive to long Benton but won’t be the parking space in city centre

Tbh it has potential to reduce the number of people using the Metro. Longbenton is pretty much only accessible by Metro and anyone local cannot get a parking space there. In Newcastle people are likely to just bus it if they're coming from most places who would otherwise have changed onto the Metro at Gateshead for example to get to Longbenton.

 

[Fray Bentos]

This is vital like. It couldn’t cope before COVID so will be worse then if things don’t change

Why when you could go to Newcastle?

I always fly from Edinburgh when I go on holiday. Having to go in school holiday time, we go in the last couple of weeks in August as Scotland kids have gone back to school and it costs around £1,000 cheaper to fly from Edinburgh than Newcastle for our family of 4.

Not really that bad of a drive either.

 

[Wild Card]

Couldn't be fucked working through and commuting there everyday.

10 minutes from New Herrington to Sunderland for me each day, 15/20 minutes on a evening

Been commuting every weekday for about ten years commute has gone from 45 mins to 1 and a half hours.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

I always fly from Edinburgh when I go on holiday. Having to go in school holiday time, we go in the last couple of weeks in August as Scotland kids have gone back to school and it costs around £1,000 cheaper to fly from Edinburgh than Newcastle for our family of 4.

Not really that bad of a drive either.

Jesus. Honestly what’s the point. Can’t be arsed with this.

 

[Wild Card]

The entire metro fleet is getting replaced in just over a year.

That's good to hear. It needs them. Will that limit the breakdowns etc or is that caused by other issues?

 

[Fray Bentos]

Hope they improve the metro if 9000 extra people going into city centre

I did the Metro for 6 months before lockdown and they were packed every morning and night.

Not sure how they can improve as they can't add more carriages as they would be too long for the platforms and they must already be restricted with frequency as the trains also use the lines, certainly between Sunderland and Newcastle. Do they share the lines in Tyneside?