(12 Jun 2016, 10:30 pm)NK53 TKT wrote A similar issue occurs at the Haymarket, passengers look at the destination on the board and it may say the number 51, this is much slower than the 308 or 309 for example. Sometimes however the numbers can be misleading. The 308 is faster than all the MAX buses Newcastle to Blyth

BIB: No it's not - 308 is timed for 1 hour Blyth-Newcastle, 5 minutes slower than the X7/X9/X11 and 7 minutes slower than the X10. The only one it is quicker than is the X8 (1 hour 8 minutes). 308 actually takes 1 hour 3 minutes Blyth to Newcastle.

(12 Jun 2016, 10:39 pm)Kuyoyo wrote BIB: No it's not - 308 is timed for 1 hour Blyth-Newcastle, 5 minutes slower than the X7/X9/X11 and 7 minutes slower than the X10. The only one it is quicker than is the X8 (1 hour 8 minutes). 308 actually takes 1 hour 3 minutes Blyth to Newcastle.

It takes 54 mins off peak

(12 Jun 2016, 10:46 pm)NK53 TKT wrote It takes 54 mins off peak

X7/X9/X10 are still quicker:
X7/X9 take 53 minutes
X10 takes 52 minutes

X11 takes the same time as the 308.

(12 Jun 2016, 10:46 pm)NK53 TKT wrote It takes 54 mins off peak

Great. You can get there in 54 minutes, if you can wait until midnight...

Prob get there even quicker as the driver will want to go home, or there's no passengers.