(11 May 2023, 6:12 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote For the Wiltshire Road link to Newcastle City Centre add it to the 307 route and revert 309 to omitt mullen Road and create a fast link to Battlehill (previous routes)Unless there was a PVR or running time increase, Hadrian Park would have to be dropped from the 307.
And for that to happen, GNE would have to agree to run the 307 via Wiltshire Drive....and Stagecoach agree to split the 22 at Willington Square with a 20 minute Cobalt & Silverlink service and a 20 minute Hadrian Park service.
Saying that.....GNE would gain efficiency savings with the 307 not serving Hadrian Park and instead via Wiltshire Drive. The evening running times would erradicate the need for a long layover or dead runs to / from Percy Main to North Shields too....see below
ex Newcastle: 20:00
arr North Shields: 20:39 (3 mins faster)
dep North Shields: 20:41
arr Newcastle: 21:25 (3 mins faster)
As for the 309, that's perfectly fine how it is and if anything, having both the 307 & 309 via High Farm gives some stability and loadings look good too. Not forgetting the timings leveling out to allow coordination with the 308 between NT Hosp and Blyth.