Theres a 54A now?

(26 Feb 2026, 10:54 pm)V514DFT wrote Theres a 54A now?

It’ll just be how it’s registered to differentiate it from the other 54

(27 Feb 2026, 7:35 am)220631612 wrote It’ll just be how it’s registered to differentiate it from the other 54

Usually registered as 54N I thought?

54A on Traveline. Looks like the 2249 ex Whitley Bay, will form the 2345 309 ex Newcastle.

Quite a smart move IMO

(27 Feb 2026, 4:49 pm)L469 YVK wrote 54A on Traveline. Looks like the 2249 ex Whitley Bay, will form the 2345 309 ex Newcastle.

Quite a smart move IMO

So, if they don't win the 54A next year, that 309 goes?

Seems most if not all timetables are available with the changes confirmed

653 went through and will serve the new routes

342 will go via the airport on Monday to Saturday Daytimes with the Sunday & Evenings not going via the airport

19 is not getting the 19A as its not mentioned however the rest of the changes went through. Oddly though they have cut the fish quay loop but it wont follow the route it was planned. It'll go via the Hub then bavk down the ferry and follow the current route.

333 is nowhere to be mentioned so im unsure if they cancelled it or not

18 under Northstar timetable seems to be roughly the same

(27 Feb 2026, 5:23 pm)Kimlfixit wrote So, if they don't win the 54A next year, that 309 goes?

Most likely!

A question i've been wondering for a while, is there a specific reason why the 356 isnt in the 353/354/355 cycle, cus let me tell ya, a few times i've used it, and a Solo has been unsuitable, i cant comment on how it is after Forest Hall, but atleast up until Forest Hall its been packed

(03 Mar 2026, 7:16 pm)V514DFT wrote A question i've been wondering for a  while, is there a specific reason why the 356 isnt in the 353/354/355 cycle, cus let me tell ya, a few times i've used it, and a Solo has been unsuitable, i cant comment on how it is after Forest Hall, but atleast up until Forest Hall its been packed

I’ve used 356 a few times from Forest Hall-Whitley Bay and a solo is usually suitable but then leaving Whitley at 1640 it gets busy going around Cobalt. Every time I’ve saw it coming from town it’s been full can’t understand what they’ve changed it to solos for

The changes from 22nd March 2026 are now online:  https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/your-guide...march-2026

(Yesterday, 2:05 pm)Jimmi wrote The changes from 22nd March 2026 are now online:  https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/your-guide...march-2026

First signs of BSIP coming to an end with the 93/94 having some journeys on evenings being cut

(Yesterday, 2:43 pm)Nerd4321 wrote First signs of BSIP coming to an end with the 93/94 having some journeys on evenings being cut

Some significant cuts across the board really and, bar contract wins, no improvements to any services either as far as I can see. Evening services starting to be cut back on quite a few routes, 352 cut back to only one trip per day, and the 307/309 timetable is a shambles.

I note that, yet again, the consultation has magically made them realise some journeys do need to run. Assume, like the PM peak 352, these will be axed next time around.

Since when did the X39 go to Cramlington?

Since when was there evening departures from Haymarket?

More importantly how do you cut a service that doesn't even exist?

(Yesterday, 9:49 pm)Malarkey wrote Since when did the X39 go to Cramlington?

Since when was there evening departures from Haymarket?

More importantly how do you cut a service that doesn't even exist?

Yeah they have messed that up, copied the info for the 352 to the X39, but then that means they have left out what the changes to the actual X39 are!

(Yesterday, 8:48 pm)PH - BQA wrote Some significant cuts across the board really and, bar contract wins, no improvements to any services either as far as I can see. Evening services starting to be cut back on quite a few routes, 352 cut back to only one trip per day, and the 307/309 timetable is a shambles.

I note that, yet again, the consultation has magically made them realise some journeys do need to run. Assume, like the PM peak 352, these will be axed next time around.

Im amazed the 352 is still going. Its bested by the 37 in everyway. They will more than likely reduce it to a morning run or number it the 353A or something like that

It does make me wonder what the point in the consultation was as the changes are just the 352 & X39 evening journeys cut. Like are we at a point now where every little thing has to be consulted on. For an evening journey to be scrapped like do people really need to have a say

I like the fact they cut a lot of evening journeys or retimed them and they were never in the consultations

(Yesterday, 11:11 pm)Nerd4321 wrote Im amazed the 352 is still going. Its bested by the 37 in everyway. They will more than likely reduce it to a morning run or number it the 353A or something like that

It does make me wonder what the point in the consultation was as the changes are just the 352 & X39 evening journeys cut. Like are we at a point now where every little thing has to be consulted on. For an evening journey to be scrapped like do people really need to have a say

I like the fact they cut a lot of evening journeys or retimed them and they were never in the consultations

I'm surprised the 354 exists personally, at least at the Newcastle end; everytime I see it around the South Gosforth area it seems dead. With the 356, I'm not sure why GNE are bothering with it. 

The only thing I can assume is they don't want the backlash about cutting the Killingworth to Gosforth links. 

Arriva were already cutting that and the 51 to the bone before they got rid of them so it's not like it was doing well before they took it over.

The 352 in the morning is always popular, never sure why, its 5 minutes before a 37, is that the only reason?

That one will probably last, but not sure on the other one in the evening, the 4:20 one. Never used it.

Yeah 354 is never that popular, used to be every half hour with Arriva as well, but never used it then, so don't know how popular it was, but maybe with Killingworth already having a lot of Stagecoach buses people have moved to the 37 for the faster service to Newcastle or Four Lane Ends (compared to 62/63).

Killingworth - Cramlington was better under Arriva as it was a 15 minute service, but now it might as well be every 30 mins as the 353 is timed very close to the 37 (at times I use anyway).

(Today, 12:23 am)Arriva7446 wrote Killingworth - Cramlington was better under Arriva as it was a 15 minute service, but now it might as well be every 30 mins as the 353 is timed very close to the 37 (at times I use anyway).

IMO....the 353 is the stronger of the 353/354.

It would've been better operated by Arriva, incoroprating the 43 extension between Cramlington & Morpeth too - and maybe via High Pit (for NESCH) rather than Southfield Green blindly following the 37.

(Today, 12:23 am)Arriva7446 wrote The 352 in the morning is always popular, never sure why, its 5 minutes before a 37, is that the only reason?

That one will probably last, but not sure on the other one in the evening, the 4:20 one. Never used it.

Yeah 354 is never that popular, used to be every half hour with Arriva as well, but never used it then, so don't know how popular it was, but maybe with Killingworth already having a lot of Stagecoach buses people have moved to the 37 for the faster service to Newcastle or Four Lane Ends (compared to 62/63).

Killingworth - Cramlington was better under Arriva as it was a 15 minute service, but now it might as well be every 30 mins as the 353 is timed very close to the 37 (at times I use anyway).

Probably the Ministry for the 352, think it's timed alright if I remember right?

Yeah went down to hourly at the end though with the 51 interworking at Whitley but didn't last long before they pulled the lot. 

I'd imagine the Killingworth people would use the X63 for Newcastle though. 

Agreed with Killingworth to Cramlington though, but tbf it's probably enough really.

Wonder what fleet movements will take place. Can't see the 356 being kept solos

I reckon next time around the 352 will be gone, regardless of the am trip, bar the 353, the rest or the 35*s are a mess

(3 hours ago)V514DFT wrote I reckon next time around the 352 will be gone, regardless of the am trip, bar the 353, the rest or the 35*s are a mess

Gne made it a mess when they released it. Wanted some areas to have a 30 min connection so all services became an hour with major changes to the route

354 taken out of Whitley Bay & sent to North Shields 

352 made to follow the 353 from Cramlington to Killingworth 

354 made to serve Four Lane Ends 

355 made to serve Longbenton 

Its no wonder Stagecoach made the changes they did with the 37 replacing the 52 especially with evening & Sunday services & 38 replacing the South Gosforth to Forest Hall via Four Lane Ends cause GNE sent the 355 away from that area

(9 hours ago)Storx wrote Probably the Ministry for the 352, think it's timed alright if I remember right?

Yeah went down to hourly at the end though with the 51 interworking at Whitley but didn't last long before they pulled the lot. 

I'd imagine the Killingworth people would use the X63 for Newcastle though. 

Agreed with Killingworth to Cramlington though, but tbf it's probably enough really.

Yeah you are probably right, ministry for the 352.

The all day 352 would have worked better if the route between Cramlington - Killingworth was different, creating new hospital connections from other parts of Cramlington to the Freemann and, as suggested above, a high pit link from Killingworth would have been good, to the NSECH hospital also. 

Now there is no all day 352, but they could try it with the 353 maybe. It's a shame they just copied the Arriva 52 (except slight change around Ferne Drive) as that was never really going to work with the 37 double the frequency, and 37 on evenings and Sundays so people get used to using it.