Note that unless stated, frequencies remain the same!

Abbreviations:
QA = Qualifying Agreement

Changes:
Q3 - Every 20 minutes - Great Park to Wallsend then Station Road - Cross Avenue - Springfield Gardens - Wiltshire Drive - High Farm - Battle Hill Drive - Hadrian Park

51 - Omits Wiltshire Drive (replaced by 307) and evening service withdrawn

(QA - High Howdon to Newcastle) 301 - Every 30 minutes - Whitley Bay - Cullercoates - Marden - Tynemouth Seafront - Percy Park Road - Manor Road - King Edward Road & Linskill Terrace - North Shields then current number 1 route to Metrocentre

(QA - High Howdon to Newcastle) 302 - Every 30 minutes - Whitley Bay - Marden Quarry - Marden - Morrisons - Beach Road - Tynemouth Seafront - Percy Park Road - Manor Road - King Edward Road & Linskill Terrace - North Shields then current number 1 route to Metrocentre

306 - Omits Battle Hill Drive. Current route to North Shields then via Tynemouth Road, Manor Road, Broadway and anti-clockwise loop of Marden Estate

307 - Omits Hadrian Park (replaced by 322) and via Wiltshire Drive

(QA - High Howdon to Newcastle) 322 (22 re-numbered) - Every 15 minutes - Throckley to Churchill Street then Hadrian Park - Middle Engine Lane - Silverlink Osprey Drive - Cobalt Park

Withdrawn services:
- 1 - Replaced by 301 & 302
- 22 - Replaced by 322
- Evening 51 - 307 serves Wiltshire Drive
- 41/41A - replaced by extended Q3

Improvements:
- Better coordinated frequency between High Howdon and Newcastle and new Qualifying Agreement between Go North East & Stagecoach (services 301, 302 and 322).
- New links from Hadrian Park, Battle Hill Drive and High Farm to the East End of Newcastle and Quayside.
- Improved links and increased frequency to Newcastle City Centre from Hadrian Park, shorter walking distances than Haymarket in some cases.
- Improved service to Newcastle from Wiltshire Drive making better use of an existing commercial service.
- Quicker service from Marden Estate to Newcastle with more streamlined and linear route, including new links on the Broadway.
- Improved links from Hadrian Park to Silverlink and Cobalt.
- Improved route on service 307, with two ways in / out of Wiltshire Drive.
- Better coordinated frequency between services 306 & 308 from Billy Mill to Newcastle, offering an 'even' 10 minute frequency.
- Potentially 'later' last journey to Hadrian Park from Newcastle based on current 22 times.

Drawbacks:
- Slower service to Cobalt and Silverlink, but most journeys made on existing service 22 are 'local' journeys.
- Loss of frequent Hadrian Park to North Shields service - service 335 remains and link hasn't existed as such since 2008.
- Some gains / losses for either King Edwards Road & Linskill Terrace or Tynemouth Road depending on travel intentions, but can still access within 400-500m walking distance in most cases.
- Loss of link from Tynemouth, North Shields and parts of Chirton & Collingwood to Battle Hill Drive. Can still be easily accessed within short walking distance from Willington Square and Coast Road including Tynemet College (note that 6th form is now based at Coast Road Campus and not Hawkeys Lane).
- Unsure what would happen to service 22X?