(23 May 2016, 6:46 pm)Malarkey wrote A few ideas for a Service from North Tyneside to Intu MetroCentre....and maybe beyond.
310/311 - North Shields - Meadow Well - West Chirton - Cobalt - Battle Hill Drive - High Farm - Coast Road - Cradlewell - Newcastle City Centre - MetroCentre - Blaydon - Ryton - Crawcrook - Greenside - Prudoe
Operating upto Every 7/8 Minutes (Monday to Saturday), Every 15 Minutes on a Sunday between North Shields and Newcastle. Services would then continue towards MetroCentre/Prudoe Every 15 Minutes. This first suggestion would see the 310 merge with the 10A/10B using Volvo B9TLs, with allocation split between Riverside and Percy Main. If the PVR isnt a enough then Mercs Citaros 5320-5324 would also be used.
X40 - North Shields - Wallsend - Byker - Newcastle Quayside/CentreLink - MetroCentre
X41 - North Shields - Wallsend - Byker - Newcastle City Centre/Central Station - MetroCentre
Operating Every 30 Minutes Combined (Monday to Saturday)
I suppose if that happens, GNE could market it as a cross Newcastle Service, Though I would suggest that the 311 replaces the 10A to Rockwood Hill and the 310 to Prudhoe.
Though end to end journey time will probably be just over 2 hours, So just fittable in-between breaks?
The X40 - X41 option would probably be more likely in my opinion, As it will not be branded and will only require a Corporate Vehicle, Though with these speculated North Tyne Service Changes, anything could be on the pipeline.
