Thought I'd post this given the time and year, and no about another set of changes come March. A simple idea without re-inventing the wheel, but gives a faster service to Newcastle and opens better links from the Marden Estate too including to NT Hospital. Furthermore, would also give GNE a more efficient pattern and driving hours. Will post sample times but in general, running & layover times improved.

306:
- Tynemouth to Newcastle only
- Omits Battle Hill Drive
- No change to frequency

307:
- No change including frequency

309:
- Whitley Bay Seafront to Newcastle only
- Via Marden Estate rather than Hillheads

306/307/309 Coast Road Station Road to Newcastle:
- Up to every 6-7 minutes Monday to Saturday - 9 buses per hour
- Up to every 15 minutes evenings (**including evening only 308)
- Up to every 10 minutes Sundays

307/309 Battle Hill to Newcastle:
- Up to every 7-13 minutes Monday to Saturday
- Up to every 30 minutes Evenings
- Up to every 10-20 minutes Sundays

NEW X38:
- Same as current 308 Blyth to Willington Square, then non stop to Corner House before obeserving all stops to Newcastle Haymarket
- Timed for easy connections to / from services 306 & 309 if requiring Cobalt or other stops along the Coast Road. Through fares available
- Monday to Saturday every 20 minutes
- Sundays every 30 minutes

308**:
- Evenings only running every 60 minutes. No route change


PVR's and interworking patterns

306/X38(308)
Monday to Saturday
X38 > 306 > 306 > X38
- PVR 13x
Evenings
308 > 306 > 306 > 308
- PVR 4x
Sunday daytimes
X10/X11 > 306 > 306 > X10/X11
- PVR 8x
X38
- PVR 5x

307/309
Monday to Saturday
309 > 307 > 307 > 309
- PVR 13x
Evenings
307 > 307
- PVR 2x
309 > 309
- PVR 2x
Sunday daytimes
309 > 307 > 307 > 309
- PVR 9x

Monday to Saturday total PVR would reduce by 3x. Evening total PVR would reduce by 1x. Sunday PVR would increase by 1x. Interworking the 306 with X10/X11 on Sundays and X38 standalone would be necessary to maintain connections with 306 & 309.