(10 Jul 2023, 4:05 pm)Storx wrote Monday - Saturday DaytimesBearing in mind that maybe with the exception of Stagecoach under exceptional circumstances running an evening & Sunday variation of the 354 to North Shields instead of Whitley Bay, no other tendered routes can really be changed until next March.
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50 - Whitley Bay to Backworth (Current 54 Route, omitting Cobalt) - Hourly
51 - Whitley Bay to Newcastle (Current Route) - Hourly
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PVR 3
Monday - Saturday Evenings and Sunday
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50 - No Service
51 - Full Route - Hourly
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PVR 2
W2 - Withdrawn
Sorted imo.
Working with existing commercial resources, easiest way to cover the 51 (and 54 after mentioning the NT Hospital part) would be.....
- 354 - Does NT Hospital loop instead of Cobalt. 25/35 split with the 353 between New York and Shiremoor.
- 351 (Tendered) - Same as now to Station Road North. Then via Station Road to the Coast Road / Station Road junction, then non-stop to Civic Centre, St Mary's and Haymarket. - PVR of 2x with approximately 55 min journey time each way.
- 307 - Omits Hadrian Park and serves Wiltshire Drive instead. Improved service to residents in Wiltshire Drive and some of the nearby new builds as noted by other posters.
- 22 - After Churchill Street, Cobalt & Silverlink every 20 mins or Hadrian Park every 20 mins. Evening journeys 1x per hour to Silverlink (and Cobalt) or 1x per hour to Hadrian Park. Sunday daytime journeys serve both Hadrian Park and Silverlink. Any customers wanting points along the Coast Road instead can buy GNE ticket using 41/41A to Battle Hill then 306(QA)/307/309.
Easiest way to solve the 51 issue IMO and gives more buses to other areas too making better use of commercial resources.