(22 Oct 2021, 7:26 am)Train8261 wrote I find it strange arriva took the StreetLite of the 306 stuck Max Brand deckers&Pulsar on the route. Yet you see more StreetLite buses on the 306 than you do of the actual max brand 306I think the way things are going, Arriva will reduce the 306 & 308 to every 20 mins each (10 combined) with the 306 pulled from Battle Hill Drive and both services using deckers & interworking. Marden could easily be served by an extended 51A and potentially replacing the 359.
Total PVR would be 13x and with careful planning, there'd be no cross depot dead mileage (i.e Blyth boards starting / finishing in Tynemouth or Jesmond boards starting / finishing in Blyth). Capacity reduction would also be minimal too.