(01 Apr 2021, 7:12 pm)L469 YVK wrote Wouldn't surprise me if the Monday to Friday services eventually got cut back slightly once social distancing allows. Not a suggestion as such but in theory, Arriva could save 12x buses by doing the following:

1 & 2:
- As is (post 11th Apr 2021) but Morpeth to Kirkhill section becomes part of service 2.

35:
- No longer operates between Newbiggin Seacrest Road and Woodhorn.

43:
- Reduced to half hourly and route changed between Dudley and Cramlington via Fern Drive, Annitsford and High Pit and Northumbrian Way. One per hour continues to Morpeth.

43A:
- Half hourly. Same route as 43 to Seaton Burn then via A1068 & Beacon Hill to Cramlington. One journey per hour continues to Blyth via High Pit, South Beach and Amersham Road.

51A:
- Extended to Marden Estate via Northumberland Park Metro, New York Road, Murton Village, Rake Lane and Preston Grange Morrisons.

306/308:
- Monday to Saturday service reduced to every 20 minutes each and every 10 minutes combined. 306 no longer serves Battle Hill Drive and no longer operates between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. Evening service reduced to hourly after approximately 8:30pm (7:30pm Saturdays & Sunday). Sunday daytimes still every 30 minutes each and every 15 minutes combined.

X6:
- Withdrawn.

X7:
- Same route but increased to every 20 minutes Mondays to Saturdays.

X8:
- Withdrawn.

X9:
- Every 30 minutes, same route as current X8 between Blyth and Cramlington then same as X10/X11 to Newcastle.

X10/X11:
- Reduced to every 30 minutes each or up to every 15 minutes combined in Newsham. Will combine with the X9 up to every 10 minutes between Parkside and Newcastle.

X14/X15/X18:
- Re-timed so combined to run up to every 20 minutes between Morpeth and Newcastle. X16 withdrawn.

X19/X21/X22:
- X21/X22 reduced to every 30 minutes each or up to every 15 minutes combined.
- X21 reduced to hourly between Ashington and Newbiggin. Will also terminate at Cresswell Arms instead of Seacrest Road.
- Some Monday to Friday morning & afternoon journeys will still operate half hourly between Ashington and Newbiggin.
- X19 introduced. Newbiggin Cresswell Arms to Wansbeck Hospital via Woodhorn then same route as X20 to Newcastle with combined 30 minute frequency alongside X20.
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PVR Pre-Covid19 *only affected services with PVR changes, others remain same = 82x
Jesmond (20):
X16 = 2x
43 = 7x
306(x6) = 8x
51/51A = 3x
Blyth (47):
X7/X8/X9 = 14x
X10/X11 = 13x
1 = 5x
2 = 5x
308 = 10x
Ashington (15):
X21/X22 = 15x

Potential PVR post-Covid19 = 70x
Jesmond (16)-4:
43 = 5x
306/308 = 7x
51/51A = 4x
Blyth (42)-5:
X7 = 7x
X9/X10/X11 = 13x
1 = 4x
2 = 4x
43A = 4x
306/308 = 10x
Ashington (12)-3:
X19/X21/X22 = 12x

You'll have to look at them again like as you've left Amersham Drive, South Beach (A1061) and High Pitt (North of Village Road) without a bus service at all.

Personally with your 306/51A change. I'd rather see the 57/57A extended from Whitley to Tynemouth and restore part of the old 325/326 which was abandoned by GNE years ago. Could even integrate the 58 in which is a total waste of time with it running East Hartford - Tynemouth only. Send the 52 back upto Ashington as there's more likely demand for a service from up there down to Killingworth and Quorum rather than Seaton Valley and Whitley. Plus Monkseaton and Seaton Valley would much rather have a service down to the coast rather than Ashington.

The 51A should do a loop around the new houses in Backworth imo instead.