(06 May 2015, 6:10 pm)Tom wrote Yeah it's the peak time ones that are the problem with congestion at Cobalt.
The 17's unreliability problems may be because of the layover times. Three minutes at Cramlington is not really enough because by the time it turns round the roundabout that leaves about one minute to load passengers and if it's all ready late... It used to be all right before the changes.
The 19 has to be the longest route bar the 9, only on one occasion that the bus has been considerably late. The bus gets a 3 minutes layover at Ashington but the drivers usually slow down so they don't clog up the bus station, the 19 also has a 3-5minute layover at Northumberland Park. The 309 is also reliable compared to the 308. I've been to Whitley Bay twice on the 306 (on the same journey) of when I change onto the 308, I've been waiting from 10-20 minutes for a 308 to arrive.