Had a think about this heading home last night. Saw the 19:10 51 leave with only 1x passenger on.
Would Nexus not be better withdrawing the evening 51 service and funding the 307 to additionally serve Wiltshire Drive during an evening only (with the 309 still covering Station Road)? Bar the 22:45 and 23:45 ex North Shields needing re-timed to run 3-5 minutes later, it wouldn't impact the 307 hugely as it already has a long layover / change of bus and driver in North Shields for earlier journeys.
RE: Go North East March 2023 changes