(15 Nov 2019, 8:56 pm)S830OFT wrote Some suggestions for services across South Tyneside & North Tyneside.
1: The section between Coach Lane and Cobalt will be withdrawn and replaced by new service X21.
10/11: These services will be reduced to operate every 60 minutes, and will additionaly no longer serve Cobalt. The Low Simonside to Jarrow section will retain 2 buses per hour with the introduction of service X21 which will offer faster buses to South Shields, aswell as offer daytime buses to North Tyneside.
X21: This new service will offer new frequent daytime links between South Tyneside and North Tyneside. The service will combine with service X20 to offer 2 buses per hour between South Shields and Primrose, and services 10 & 11 between Low Simonside and Jarrow.
The extension to North Tyneside will see the withdrawl of the 1/10/11 sections at Cobalt, although connections to these services will still be available by connections on the X21.
Service X21 will offer a faster alternative for passengers who usually take the Metro or Ferry, and will even serve the major business parks along the way...
Route Map: South Shields - Chichester - Tyne Dock - Simonside - Low Simonside - Falmouth Drive - Primrose Estate - Jarrow - Tyne Tunnel - Silverlink - Cobalt - Benton Asda - Four Lane Ends - Quorum Business Park.
Wouldn't bother messing round with the 1. It gets enough changes already without this suggestion. It will just confuse the people who actually do use the 1. With the cuts Heaton will loose their direct link to cobalt