(14 Jan 2024, 10:58 pm)Storx wrote Disagree with these, the 306 extension is about linking Tynemouth and Morrisons, not Newcastle. The vast majority of people in Cullercoats walk the small walk to the Metro and save around 30 minutes, especially since it's pretty much 12 TPH from there as you can realistically go either way.I get the logic of a more 'full time' express route to Coablt. But, would it make money off peak?
The X38 also doesn't make sense. Any express route should be:
Newcastle - Corner House - NON STOP - Battle Hill (Coast Road) - Tyne Met College (Embleton Avenue) - Silverlink (The Silverlink) - Cobalt - Whitley Bay - Blyth
Cobalt is a destination in it's right heading away from Newcastle, and office workers don't want to go on a magical mystery tour around Battle Hill. You now don't have the problem with people having to change buses anymore.
The 306/307/308 then all could serve Battle Hill. Lynn Road really isn't that important to warrant an express service and you'd solve the 306/308 issue at Battle Hill.
At least via Billy Mill, it would still have a chance picking up reasonable loads plus....throw a busy shopping / event day in or a matchday, could easily leave Willington Square with an almost full double decker.
Going via Cobalt would lose the Social, Domestic and Pleasure traffic. Something that makes the 308 money on top of commuters.