RE: Go North East - Latest
I think that GNE are in a perfect position buying the B9TL's for the 309 and more people will hopefully use it between Blyth and New York to Newcastle City Centre. The added bonus is that the 309's timetable could accomodate a full double decker and still make a seift and relatively quick journey, but Arriva's 308 can't do that and the odd time I've got the 308 home instead, it could only keep to time every now and then whilst making safe and relatively quick progress. Put it this way, if Arriva need to add a few more minutes to the 308 the next time they revise the buses, GNE with a bit of marketing luck, could boost the 309 passenger numbers of people travelling from between Blyth and New York to Newcastle and back.