(24 Apr 2023, 9:40 pm)Busu284 wrote Non of that makes any sense & would kill each route especially the 306/57/57A part. That would make people on Linskill Terrace lose a bus & Tynemouth Road for some reason gain a bus every 10 minutes of which it doesn't need. 

Idk why people have this idea withdrawn or changing the 1 is gonna be good foe some reason. The 1 is a profitable service which gets many people on board. The 1 is a asset to North Tyneside. Think about it. U withdrawn the 1. Metro passengers are screwed. Most the people who use the 1 to get to Newcastle are screwed & so are many people getting home. The 1 is a good service of which many people use. The withdrawal of the 97 has in some way boosted passengers numbers on the 1 from what I've been seeing. Journeys in the morning after 7am have been busy & decekrs have had really good loading. Non of what u say about splitting the 1 up would be a good idea

57/57A to North Shields via thr 306 route would just kill it

Making the 306 go to Whitley Bay on an evening instead of having the long layover in Tynemouth is daft as all hell. I've been in the 306 lates many many of times. And the bus is empty by the time the service passes North Shields so why send an empty service to Whitley Bay

In fairness it's not the worst idea in the world and we don't usually agree about things. The 1 isn't profitable as it's subsidised by the tax payer in the evening.

The 1 just duplicates the 22 between Howdon and Newcastle and offers nothing of value bar the one street. If the 22A was done like mentioned above and extended to Whitley Bay via the 1 route instead then there's loss of service at all. It's just reducing an over crowded corridor from 9 buses an hour to 6 buses, the Coast still has it's 3 buses an hour - it's basically just renumbering the 1 to 22A.

The 57/57A to Tynemouth via the 306 route (doesn't need to go further) wouldn't be the worst idea and would give links from up this way down the Coast which is a complete pain in the arse right now. I could see especially in the Summer it being quite popular for days out to the beach etc. I'd be tempted to say extend it to North Shields via the Fish Quay aswell and scrap the 19 going down there. Would give Tynemouth <> Fish Quay / Ferry <> North Shields links that don't exist.

Personally I'd terminate the 306 back at Tynemouth, replaced by the 57/57A. The 22A would be a corridor I'd also explore for a nightbus aswell since it duplicates the Metro and could be popular imo.