(10 Dec 2022, 9:38 pm)L469 YVK wrote I wouldn't pick out every point, but the Malvern Road idea is actually a good one and another underserved area with potential.

St Peter's would still need a service and although an extra stop on paper wouldn't hurt the X36 / X38, it takes away another diversion opportunity as with only serving Willington Square eastern side slip roads, both services have more diversion options available which would be a key selling point of the services.

Maybe an extension of the 311 via a similar loop to the 305 as you mentioned would be a good idea. But the cost of an extra decker vs a mini / midi bus?

As for the 312, Meadowell already has the Metro and the existing 1 from Wallsend Road / Redburn wouldn't be much slower to Newcastle not forgetting being more central rather than Haymarket.

The big thing if any such changes got implemented is the simplicity, ticketing and most importantly, the links & connections available.

Coast Express Marketing Example:
- Your service 306 & 308 is about to get a whole lot faster, say hello to new COAST EXPRESS services X36 & X38.
- Both routes largely unchanged but with new and improved links available on service X36 around the North Shields, Chirton and West Chirton Area.
- After Coast Road / Willington Square, all journeys will run NON STOP to Newcastle City Centre.
- If you still need the 'stops along the way', our sister COAST LINK services provide connection opportunities at several common key stopping points en-route with through fares available.

Aye agreed with the Coast Express tbh, it's how it should be done imo. I think the 311 would benefit more as it's actually benefitting people. If you extended the 305 right through to Wallsend then you could potentially get arid of a few minibuses and drop the whole 41/41A down to every 30 minutes. The core section of the route Battle Hill don't lose out as they can just go either way instead.

I'd probably just keep St Peter's on the X36/X38 though, there's never traffic there as far as I'm aware and you'd lose the Embleton Avenue stops which are actually quite busy with students heading to Tyne Met including linking the two campuses on the 306 so would be a seriously unpopular move.

For the 312 maybe send it further down to the Royal Quays instead another area which has an absymal service to be honest. It's been a bit of a problem in North Tyneside for a while now where if you don't live on the 1, 306, 308, 310 or the Metro then the bus service is absolutely crap and it's getting worse with the 51, 53 and 54 all being a mess now while GNE just abandoned everything.