(05 Jan 2022, 7:34 pm)L469 YVK wrote I wouldn't say it's a suggestion (although I have proposed it as a suggestion previously).

- Given a potential move of the 306 to Blyth = reducing dead mileage

- PVR limits at Blyth = Potential PVR cuts meaning marginal frequency reductions

- Driving hour limits

It's a very valid point regarding the actual move as it would have genuine implications that would need to be considered. That doesn't just go for the 306/308 but other services too whether their interworking pattens would change, frequencies whether they'd remain the same or decrease.

A network re-design (large changes to actual routes etc) would easily fall under service suggestions however

I'm not sure Arriva share your appetite to nuke their Coast Road services. Along with the X21/22, they were amongst the first/only Northumbria services to be put back up to pre-Covid frequencies (ahead of the X10/11 for example) from memory. IMO the only way they reduce Coast Road frequency is if GNE win their electric bid. 

For what it's worth, I'm spending a decent chunk of time every day at the moment in and around Haymarket and both the 306 and 308 are taking decent loads whenever I see them - though I'm aware that's merely a fraction of the overall route.