(25 Dec 2022, 9:27 am)L469 YVK wrote Initially.......

- March 2019 - 309 & 310 increased from PVR of 16x to 17x meaning no spare bus.

- May 2019 - 56 PVR reduced to 13x. 6100 the  released to Percy Main.

- Late 2019 - 6099 also released to Percy Main.

- Jan 2020 - 309 & 310 (incl new 311) PVR reduced from 17x to 16x meaning that effectively, 6100 and 6101 were enough as spares.

I can imagine if the strongly rumoured new Coast Road 'partnership' takes effect between GNE & Arriva with all the 306/308/309/310 going down to every 20 mins each, GNE's PVR shouldn't be more than 14x. That would release a further 2x B9TLs.

I would drop the 311 and have the 306 additionally serve Hadrian Park and then have the 310 additionally serve Wiltshire Drive and drop the 51/51A if a "Partnership" was to come into effect and then have the 306/308/309 & 310 each operate every 20 minutes, I would also stretch to having joint route branding and perhaps in investment in "New Buses" to the same specification so that everything is equal.

(25 Dec 2022, 12:56 pm)Malarkey wrote I would drop the 311 and have the 306 additionally serve Hadrian Park and then have the 310 additionally serve Wiltshire Drive and drop the 51/51A if a "Partnership" was to come into effect and then have the 306/308/309 & 310 each operate every 20 minutes, I would also stretch to having joint route branding and perhaps in investment in "New Buses" to the same specification so that everything is equal.

306 serving Hadrian Park would be a no go as that would mess up the Billy Mill corridor.

Plus keeping the 306 through Battle Hill would lead to an uneven service. I could see the 311 going though and something like........

Arriva 306 - Same as now but omits Battle Hill (every 20 minutes)

Arriva 308 - Same as now (every 20 minutes)

Go North East 309 - Same as now but via High Farm rather than Selby Gardens (every 20 minutes)

Go North East 310 - Opt 1 - Same as now but always via Hadrian Park (every 20 minutes)

Go North East 310 - Opt 2 - Same as now but via Wiltshire Drive (every 20 minutes)


If Opt 2 chosen for the 310......

Arriva 55 - Extended to Whitley Bay 1 per hour via Holystone then current 51 route

Stagecoach 22 - 1x every 20 mins to Hadrian Park / 1x every 20 mins to Cobalt


Means Coast Road corridors would be....

- Newcastle to Station Road (every 5 mins)

- Newcastle to High Farm & Battle Hill (up to every 10 mins)

- Newcastle to Billy Mill (every 10 mins)

- Rake Lane to Blyth (up to every 10 mins - 308/309 would even out with extra time the 309 would take between Newcastle and Rake Lane)

Is the 311 not staying?

(25 Dec 2022, 6:47 pm)Unber43 wrote Is the 311 not staying?

Where would the room for it be if Arriva / GNE /  Nexus wanted a clean 5 minute frequency along the Coast Road?

306 - every 20 mins
310 - every 20 mins
308 - every 20 mins
309 - every 20 mins