(12 Sep 2023, 1:15 pm)L469 YVK wrote But....if Arriva struggle for drivers at Blyth once any ex Walkergate staff take their £££ and head to Stagecoach or GNE, I could possibly see them give up the 306 (depending if Arriva could interwork the 308 with something else).
Would actually fit in perfectly for Stagecoach becuase if they kept the evening 54/354 tender, the evening 306 could perfectly be interworked albeit with a small amount of dead running to either North Shields or Whitley Bay.
Why would they want to give up their partial control of the Coast Road. No way will they give up the 306. It's one of the few bus routes they have that 100% won't be affected by the new rail line. The X7-X11/X20-X22 have the potential to be a complete mess when the rail line comes in depending on what happens.