(10 Dec 2022, 10:38 pm)Storx wrote 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.

For the 312, could continue the 'short' 309 to Silverlink then after High Flatworth.......something like the following for East Howdon and Royal Quays. Percy Main missed out as that already has the 19/317 and Metro.

https://goo.gl/maps/m1RAakoXEz56SzH3A