Arriva North East: Service Suggestions
Arriva North East: Service Suggestions
Ashington
X21:
- Same route as present between Newbiggin Cresswell Arms and Bedlington Front Street West then same route as current X22 between Bedlington Front Street West and Newcastle.
- Every 30 minutes between Newcastle and Ashington continuing hourly to Newbiggin.
X22:
- Same route as present between Ashington and West Ford Road then same route as revised X21 between Stakeford Half Moon and Newcastle.
- Every 30 minutes combining up to every 15 minutes with X21 along common sections of route.
57/57A:
- Both routes unchanged between Cramlington and Whitley Bay. Evening and Sunday 57A will no longer extend to North Shields.
- 57A extended to Ashington.
- Both services between Ashington and Cramlington will operate via the current 57 route to West Ford Road. From there, will then follow the current X22 route via Wansbeck Estate and Guide Post to Bedlington Front Street West. From Bedlington Front Street West, will continue to Cramlington but operate via Nedderton instead of the Hartlands.
X20:
- Will omit Gosforth Regent Centre and Gosforth High Street; instead running via Eastfield, High Pit and Annitsford. This will partially replace services X8 & current X9.
X19:
- Will operate from Newbiggin Cresswell Arms via Woodhorn to Wansbeck Hospital and then follow the same route as service X20 to Newcastle.
- Every 60 minutes combining up to every 30 minutes with X20 along common sections of route.
35:
- Will operate between Newbiggin Seacrest Road and Morpeth only.
- Every 20 minutes using single deckers.
X14/X15/X18:
- Will all be re-timed to form a common 20 minute frequency between Morpeth and Newcastle.
Blyth
X7:
- Revised to operate every 20 minutes.
X8:
- Withdrawn and replaced in parts by 43A, X7, new X9 and X19/X20.
Current X9:
- Withdrawn and replaced in parts by 43A and X19/X20.
New X9:
- Same route as current X8 between Blyth and Cramlington then same route as X10/X11 to Newcastle.
- Every 30 minutes combining up to every 10 minutes with X10/X11 along common sections of route.
X10/X11:
- Both reduced to every 30 minutes each.
2:
- Extended to Kirkhill to replace X16
308:
- Revised to operate every 20 minutes and will interwork with service 306; both being jointly operated by Blyth & Jesmond.
Jesmond
306:
- Revised to operate every 20 minutes and will interwork with service 308; both being jointly operated by Blyth & Jesmond.
- Will omit Battle Hill Drive to create a simple 10 minute common combined frequency with service 308 between Billy Mill and Newcastle.
- Will no longer operate between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. Marden Estate served by revised and extended service 51A.
51A:
- Extended from Holystone Park to Marden Estate via Northumberland Park Metro, New York Road, Murton Village, Rake Lane and Preston Grange Morrisons. Will also replaced Nexus tendered service 359.
43:
- Revised to operate every 30 minutes between Newcastle and Cramlington continuing hourly to Morpeth. Will combine with new service 43A to provide a 15 minute frequency between Newcastle and Seaton Burn Bridge Street. No changes to 44 and 45.
43A:
- Same route as 43 between Newcastle and Seaton Burn Bridge Street. Then via Seaton Burn Front Street, A1068, A1172 and Station Road to Dudley Lane. From there, will follow same route as current X8 to Village Road via Dudley Lane and Northumbrian Road then same route as current X9 to Blyth.
- Will operate every 30 minutes between Newcastle and Cramlington continuing hourly to Blyth.
