(07 Jan 2023, 6:05 pm)busmanT wrote Perhaps it just proves where the passengers are!

Looking at the Coast Rd in particular, the 306 and 308 have barely changed their routes from 5, 8 and 11, for as long as I can remember (306 through Battle Hill) and people are used to them. People like familiarity and the knowledge of the routes plus a frequent service. Too much chopping and changing drives people away. Stagecoach 1 comes to mind as well, that’s what it was when I was a kid.
As for the 41/41a, I think what people really wanted was a service back through to Wallsend from Howdon.