(25 Jan 2022, 11:32 pm)Storx wrote In fairness to the Q3 it could be for competition reasons aswell. Apart from St Peter's Basin, the rest of the route is pretty much covered by the 12, 22, 39 and 40.

If the rumours are true about the 11, 19, 41 and 42/42A then GNE should leave North Tyneside altogether. Their routes just create unnecessary competition with Arriva along the Coast Road with the Arriva services changed to serve the areas missed and then unnecessary competition with Stagecoach through Wallsend with the 1 which could easily be a variant of the 22. Other than that they offer nothing literally. At the end of the day isn't this what the point of BSIP is? or is it just when it's not profitable.

I'm sure someone will come along to tell me they have a good footing through Battle Hill because they live there soon though.

I think even if some of the services listed survive, it will be a shadow of their current form with or without funding.

I'm not too knowledgeable on the routes up there although I came to much the same conclusion with the GNE 1 & SNE 22 effectively duping one another from Newcastle to Wallsend.

The 19 you could probs cut to run Northumberland Park to North Shields only as pretty much the whole route is covered by other services although maybe not direct connections and journeys currently offered in places.

Isn't the Kingston Park / Airport Dinnington end of the 42A supported already? Unsure if any other part is, perhaps extend the Arriva 44/45?

Will just have to see what happens at the end of the day really...