(20 Apr 2022, 11:51 am)MurdnunoC wrote Arguably there's a greater case for Arriva to bin the 308 as the 309 provides more useful links to Cobalt if people ever return to the office on a full-time basis. 

As far as I can see, there are only four bus stops (in either direction) on Billy Mill Lane which would be affected by withdrawal as the 308 is duplicated by the 306 between the end of the Coast Road and Newcastle, and the 309 more or less everywhere else. 

As much as fantasy bus booking irritates me, if you keep the 310 as it is but rerouting the service away from High Farm; divert the 309 down the Silverlink  then route it direct via Coast Road omitting Battle Hill Drive; have the 306 operate direct via Coast Road omitting Battle Hill Drive; and keep the 311 the way it is; that will go some way to regulating the Coast Road services under any partnership agreement.

Aye I see what your saying there, problem then is St Thomas Moore, it's a popular stop for kids connecting to it from pretty much all over on the 308 which would need replaced in some form or another.

Wonder if there's a case for merging the 306/310 and using the 1 to pick up other areas instead. The 306 is arguably the much weaker service and there's questions whether most the people should be on there in the first place with the Metro and the new interchange at North Shields, is there really any need for the 'quick' service going there.

Something like that for the 306/310 - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.00913...c2!1m0!3e0

and then this for the 1 - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.01389...ce!1m0!3e0 with potentially the 19 running via Meadowell, it's dead as it is the way it goes, might aswell try something with it.

It leaves everywhere pretty much with a service, not to mention there's the Metro for Meadowell and Tynemouth anyway. If you terminated the 309 at Whitley then arguably there's only duplication on the short section between Whitley Bay and New York (maybe the 309 could serve Monkseaton instead either as they have an absolutely abysmal service with only an hourly W1 for some areas). Southern areas public transport is pretty much unusable.