(29 Sep 2013, 4:52 pm)W179SCU wrote A lot more than going via Newcastle. North Shields to Wallsend would get a quicker bus, there would be competition with the 22 at Fossway, new links to Quayside etc.
There is no point in having that going via Quayside from Newcastle. Also, there is already plenty of buses along the Coast Road, and the 100 serves Pilgrim Street, so not much of a ''Major benifit''. Also, you've got the 51/306/307/308/309/310 that serve Haymarket, and the 58 which service John Dobson Street and New Bridge Street.
What about having a Limited Stopping 17 and giving it an extension from Wallsend to the MetroCentre as the current 17/17A as has been noted has been getting hammered off these new Arriva Services.
Whitley Bay - North Tyneside Hospital - Preston Grange - North Shields - Royal Quays - Wallsend - Newcastle Quayside - Centrelink - MetroCentre
You'll be able work something better than the above no doubt with living in the Area.