(16 Jan 2022, 10:48 am)L469 YVK wrote They initially took it out as they replaced that part with the X8 & X9.

However, they were both scaled back and having an 'exact' combined 7-8 minute service on the Coast Road only was overkill. 

But a combined 10 minute service between Billy Mill and Newcastle with both services on the Coast Road via Holy Cross / St Peter's wouldn't be overkill as such.

The 306 is an oddball in Battle Hill given that GNE have 9x buses per hour to Newcastle now.

Quicker route to North Shields, also direct service to Tynemouth and the seafront, not everyone goes to  Newcastle. Also 306 is quicker to Newcastle than the 310/311 as they go via High Farm. There’s always going to be a lot of buses from Battle Hill on the Coast Rd to Newcastle bearing in mind the number of places they serve at the coast, merging into basically into one route from the Jolly Bowman stop.