(02 Aug 2023, 9:36 pm)L469 YVK wrote I can't see the 352, 354 and 355 lasting long term. Going off the current network, I can see something like the following happening taking into account interworking patterns & driver hours...........
Go North East - subject to keeping 335 & 351 tenders
- NEW 352 - Current 352 route Cramlington to Killingworth, then 359 route to Whitley Bay. 359 withdrawn.
- 353 - Same but every 30 mins North Shields to Killingworth then hourly to Cramlington.
- Current 352, 354, 355 withdrawn
Interworking pattern 1 (not calculated)
- 353 Cramlington > North Shields > Killingworth
- 335 Killingworth > Hadrian Park > Killingworth
- 353 Killingworth > North Shields > Cramlington
Interworking pattern 2 (not calculated)
- 352 > 351 > 351 > 352
Stagecoach:
- X63 - Current Killingworth loop then from Southgate, as per current 54 or in old money, 356 to Newcastle.
Arriva:
- X7 & X8 - All stops served via Matthews Bank.
I can't quite believe you've jumped straight to such hypotheticals when the services as they stand are yet to operate at commercial risk.