Overheard a driver saying this today... From July the 17 will be replaced by the 80 around Holy Cross and the Rosehill estates as they are having too many problems with parked cars. The 80 won't serve Ridley Avenue/Coniston Road as a result of the changes.
And a new direct service from North Tyneside to Metrocentre.
No idea if it is true or not but the 80 around Holy Cross definitely sounds like it would be true as the 17 often has problems around there and sending it down the Rosehill bank would improve reliability a lot.
RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes