(15 Oct 2021, 7:18 pm)Rob44 wrote doesn't the 44 interwork with the 43 and 45. otherwise i think its a cracking idea..... they should never have changed the 44 in the fisrt place but from what i was told it was all to do with delays going through the city centre, especially on the wbay to hazlerigg route. Need to think about that ooIf Arriva do a "big change MK3" next year (last ones in 2010, 2012) and reduce the 306 & 308 to every 20 mins each, there'd be potential scope for an X38 running every 30 mins Mon-Sat. Same route as 308 from Blyth to Coast Road / Norham Road then non stop to Newcastle.
Could get away with using boneshakers (as long as Euro 6) as that's how GNE started out with the X21 and then if there's growth, look at newer vehicles. The big advantage ANE would have of course depending on vehicle type used would be the ability to interwork with other services in Blyth.