(26 Jan 2022, 12:07 am)Jimmi wrote 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...

Yeah the 42A is already supported it used to be the old 335 and a old horde of services before then.  The 19 is also subsidised North of Northumberland Park aswell by NCC. I'm not sure it will really be missed though duplicating the 57 pretty much the whole route so can't really complain about it (it's local to me and I'd rather have the 57/57A in place).

From a local level though, I'd love to see the 57/57A merged with the 11 going to Wallsend (or at least North Shields). I know locally the pensioners would love a link back to North Tyneside Hospital. The 57 North of Cramlington could then possibly be merged with the 42A heading via the new A&E hospital giving SE Northumberland a link to the airport if they fancied busing it and Dinnington, Wide Open etc a direct link to the new A&E (don't expect many too though tbf but it's useful nevertheless - it's an odd bus route regardless tbh).

Yeah true we'll just have to see what happens though.