(03 Feb 2023, 10:08 am)RMF1254 wrote Do you know Hadrian Lodge, I wouldn’t be taking those shortcuts in the dark. Unlit, gravel path, 500 metres uphill as you say to the entrance of the estate, what about those ones near The Range at the top of Station Rd, very unlikely to attract passengers. There would be nowhere for an extra stop between the existing ones as the road is in a curve. When the consultation went out about the development it was hailing the 51 as a bus to Newcastle plus the 42/42a (or whatever it was then) all with useful links. They would be left with 335/342.
Is this all to help with the so called 5 minute frequency on the Coast Road? Yesterday I followed a 310 and 311 together up Station Road and they’re supposed to be more than 5 minutes apart - picking passengers up maybe?

The problem is they're all hourly bus services and no-one wants an hourly bus service as it's unusable unless you happen to start or end work exactly when it's due or live at somewhere like Rothbury where it's understandable. 

Benton Road as a whole needs work on it. The whole area is underserved but it's difficult when the Metro stops at random parts of it.