(27 Mar 2023, 8:59 pm)L469 YVK wrote Just thought this.....but if reliability of the 1 is poor.....could the 307 not effectively become a deja vu of the old 315/316 with the 1 curtailed in North Shields?
Could just have one bus that runs from Gateshead to Whitley Bay called the 1 and another bus called the 97 that runs from Newcastle to Metro Centre either..?
Alternatively if you want to keep them together have it as the
1: Whitley Bay to Newcastle
-- 10 Minute Layover --
97: Newcastle to Metro Centre or 12 or 57
The routes too long / infrequent without a layover and it's not the North Shields to Whitley Bay bit that's the problem. If it's every 10 minutes like the 22 then they can get away with it as if a bus drops out no-one really notices.