(20 Apr 2022, 12:47 pm)Storx wrote 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.

For the Coast Road to sort it out, it could go:

- 306 every 20 minutes
- 308 every 20 minutes*
- 310 every 20 minutes and via Cobalt rather than Middle Engine Lane
- 22 every 20 minutes to Cobalt & N.Land Park
- 22A every 20 minutes to Hadrian Park

* As for the 308, better coordination between the 308 & 54 at Whitley Bay & Rake Lane to fill the gap left by the 309.