(10 May 2014, 12:18 pm)Robert wrote But people on the Coast Road going to Blyth or North Shields will use Arriva services which isn't want Go North East want. They want to compete with Arriva and if they do go Non Stop along the Coast Road then they will lose passengers and money which will start to make the B9s look like they have been purchased for an un-profitable service.
Very few passengers board the 309 heading towards Blyth or Whitley Bay along the Coast Road, with the 310 notably picking up more passengers along that section of the route. This would also allow service X39 to be withdrawn.
To be honest, the 310 doesn't need to be non-stop along the Coast Road, therefore that could operate via it's normal route via High Farm. This would provide a service regularly from Benfield Road even if the 58 remained unchanged, which I think should happen.
So, the Coast Road services would remain the same, but the 309 would opeate non-stop from the Corner House to Station Road, providing competition with Arriva. A B9 with a tachograph could transfer to Riverside to aid with reliability on the TTX.
Some changes to the North Tyne Links and Coaster could also be made, to provide new and better links for Hadrian Park, and assist with reliability on service 1. Services 40/41 would remain the same, however only run every half hour. New service 40A and 41A would be introduced, with service 40A operating from Wallsend to North Shields via Hadrian Park, Cobalt South and Royal Quays half hourly, combining with the 40 to provide a service from Hadrian Park to Wallsend via Battle Hill every 15 minutes. Service 41A would operate from Wallsend to Whitley Bay via Hadrian Park, Cobalt and Marden Estate every 30 minutes, providing a link from Wallsend to Hadrian Park via Howdon every 15 minutes. Service 80 would be withdrawn in it's current form, and replaced by service 41A between Wallsend and Cobalt, and services new 80 and 80A in North Shields. Service 80 would operate a North Shields Circular from North Shields via Tynemouth, Marden Estate, Morrisons, Rake Lane and Billy Mill, with service 80A operating anti-clockwise. This would allow service 1 to omit Marden Estate improving reliability.
Service 307 would be withdrawn, and replaced by a new X44 service. It would operate from Whitley Bay (interworking with the 17), via Marden Estate, Rake Lane, Shiremoor, Northumberland Park, Benton Asda and Wiltshire Drive, then non-stop to the Civic Centre.
Overview
1:Unchanged, however omits Marden Estate and operates direct via Cullercoats to assist with reliability.
9: Unchanged
17: Unchanged
19: Unchanged
40/41: Unchanged route, operates every 30 minutes.
40A: New service - Wallsend-Battle Hill-Hadrian Park-Cobalt South-Percy Main-Royal Quays-Howdon Road-North Shields
41A New service - Wallsend-Howdon-Hadrian Park-Cobalt-New York-Rake Lane-Marden Estate-Whitley Bay
80/80A North Shields Circular - North Shields-Tynemouth-Marden Estate-Morrisons-Rake Lane-Billy Mill-North Shields
307 Withdrawn
309 Operates via normal route from Blyth to Station Road/Coast Road, then runs non-stop to the Civic Centre.
X39 Withdrawn
X44 New service, from Whitley Bay to Newcastle, via Marden Estate, Rake Lane, Northumberland Park, Holystone, Benton Asda, Wiltshire Drive, then non-stop to Newcastle Civic Centre.