(17 Oct 2024, 3:13 pm)Storx wrote Not sure it would though like if you done the X39 doing this route including looping behind the cinema off peak only:
You've created a new link to Silverlink Retail Park and the cinema without having to walk around busy roundabouts. You just have to look at where like Arnison or Teesside Park and you'd pick a few people up. Right now it's a good 10 minute walk to the cinema.
There's absolutely nothing at the purple stops really where people want to be to create traffic. Remember these will have a quiet bus at this point since all the Blyth <> Whitley Bay traffic will be on the X39. Not to mention they'd gain a clean 10 minute service, unlike now where it's 8/12.
Not to mention if you done it the other way round the 309 would become completely pointless - it pretty much is anyway but the time difference would be substantial enough that there's no reason, bar going to Cobalt for anyone from New York to Blyth to use it at all. Least the 308 corridor has some traffic to make sense for both to actually exist.
Saying that.....maybe it would work with something like the following
GoNE X39 (every 30 mins) - As mentioned
ANor 306 (every 30 mins) - Same as now, but Tynemouth to Newcastle only
GoNE 307 (every 30 mins) - Same as now
ANor 308 (every 30 minutes) - Same as now but via Battle Hill Drive
GoNE 309 (every 30 mins) - Same as now Newcastle to Cobalt, then via New York Road and Norham Road North picking up same route as 307 to North Shields
57/57A - extended to North Shields & Ferry, maybe use Tanners Bank rather than Linskill Terrace to create some new links along the Fish Quay!
Billy Mill to Newcastle - Every 15 mins
Battle Hill & Coast Road / Station Road to Newcastle - Every 7-8 mins**
High Farm to Newcastle - Every 15 mins
Blyth to NTGH - Every 15 mins
** Would be every 6-9 through Battle Hill Drive
Current PVR - 33
- 57/57A - 5x
- 306/308 - 14x
- 307 - 6x
- 309 - 8x
New PVR - 30
- 57/57A - 7x
- 306/308 - 10x
- 307 - 4x
- 309 - 4x
- X38 - 5x
There you go, some faster and improved links with cleaner headways, as long as ALL Coast Road routes are ALWAYS double deck!