(24 Aug 2022, 3:23 pm)Storx wrote Not really for the 55 as if you head towards Killingworth, your duplicating the 52/53/62/63/X63, head East towards Whitley then you start duplicating the 51/53/54 with no real new connections and those 4 Arriva services aren't particular the strongest anyway to start taking pax away from them.
I don't know what the numbers are like on the 52 using it between Four Lane Ends and Quorum/Killingworth or extend the 54 to additionally loop around FLE to cover that but you could probably make a case of merging the 52 and 55 between Newcastle and Killingworth something like
52: Newcastle to South Gosforth
55: South Gosforth to Palmersville
53: Palmersville to Killingworth
52: Killingworth to Cramlington
55 Withdrawn
You'd also partially restore the other half of the GNE 42 which has recently been withdrawn Forest Hall - Killingworth - Cramlington
I think it would be good to merge the 52 and 55.
What about the 47? A very short route but nowhere for it to realistically extend to. Perhaps in October Arriva might give their 685 runs to Stagecoach and extend the 47 as far as maybe Throckley.
The 808 would be a good fit into Arriva's network.