Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
I was thinking this so probably just a random around the world suggestion or might be valuable in parts. If the 317 goes back out to tender, GNE could bid for it and if successful, make the following changes. These are based on the fact that the 22 is now the main service between Churchill Street and Newcastle so that part from GNE would be scaled back but keeping some sort of a service on a lower scale, taking into account the route variation through Appletree Gardens. Also, the 311 would have some use rather than just being an offspring keeping the 310 out of Hadrian Park during the day.
Current PVRs
1 - 9x
309/310/311 - 16x
Coaster 1:
- Withdrawn and replaced in parts by revised services 311 and 317.
309 - every 15 minutes to Whitley Bay; every 30 minutes to Blyth:
- Same route as now.
310 - every 30 minutes:
- Same route as now.
311 - every 30 minutes:
- Old 305 route from Newcastle to Ridley Avenue via Hadrian Park then same route as current 1 to Whitley Bay Town Centre only (timings wouldn't stretch to Seafront) every 30 minutes. Would be timed to co-ordinate with Arriva's 306 between North Shields and Whitley Bay on any common sections of route. Journey time from Percy Main & High Howdon to Newcastle would be similar to the 1.
317 - every 30 minutes:
- Same route as now between Whitley Bay and Wallsend with the exception of serving Windsor Drive rather than Coniston Road, would also continue to Wallsend High Street as opposed from Wallsend Metro. From Wallsend High Street, would continue to Gateshead via current 1 route.
NEW PVRs
- 309/310/311 - 17x B9TL
(Whitley Bay 309 runs & 311 - 9x)
(Blyth 309 runs & 310 - 8x)
- 317 - 7x OM934 StreetLite
Euro 6 spares for Percy Main would be 1x B9TL (currently 18x B9TLs at Percy Main) and 4x OM934 StreetLite (currently 11x OM934 StreetLites at Percy Main).
