(13 Apr 2022, 6:33 pm)L469 YVK wrote That seems a very sensible and logical idea to be fair like. Not sure about extending the 22 to Cramlington but reasoning behind it I suppose.
As for the Coast Road as you've mentioned before, taking the 306 out of Battle Hill and having all services running every 20 minutes each (every 5 combined) seems the more sensible idea
306: xx:00
310: xx:05
308: xx:10
309: xx:15
As for the 23 and Hadrian Park, although it seems a longer journey on paper, lets not forget it stops right in the heart of Newcastle so really, the journey time wouldn't be too disimilar to GNE's 57 & 58 when they served Hadrian Park.
Not sure I would drop them to 20 minutes me. Each of them are all doing different little things and I kinda believe they all deserve a 15 minute service. Not to mention you'd have problems with the 306 extension to Whitley and I do think the 309 would be better having 2 terminating at Whitley like they did for awhile.
Battle Hill / High Farm are probably busy enough to warrant a 7.5 minute service aswell tbh and I do believe Cobalt warrants a 15 minute service at the peaks (the X39 can be withdrawn).
I'm guessing it all depends on numbers though really. Could possibly make the 306/308 express from Station Road to the Civic Centre only stopping at Corner House and Cradlewell, would save it a few minutes going up and down the two junctions and give people further away a faster service. Then effectively it's just 2 totally different bus routes on the same road.