(09 Jan 2022, 11:27 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote I just meant they are no use on their own as they don't serve 2 key areas (despite having a Gateshead service and North Tyneside services) the 553 is a good start for a Wallsend service and they could run a service via Metrocentre.

Eh? 

First off, I'd hardly define the MetroCentre as a key area in the current climate. 

Second, by that logic Stagecoach are screwed because they don't serve any of Northumberland or Durham, and GNE have no chance due to only having one service to the mighty Kingston Park.