(24 Feb 2024, 10:13 am)L469 YVK wrote I think looking at the forthcoming timetables on Traveline, it might become a reality soon as I don't think more time can be added to the 308 & 309 without further increasing PVR. But that's another debate.

Aye I know this is the total wrong place for this debate - sorry but imo I'd always think the idea of an express bus say maybe Newcastle <> Silverlink - Cobalt - Rake Lane - Whitley Bay - Seaton Sluice - Blyth wouldn't be the worst idea. At the same time terminate all the 308/309 buses short at Whitley Bay, it's absolutely overbussed between Blyth and Whitley Bay and whatever time I see the buses during the day including peaks, the buses are mostly completely dead.

The resources saved by curtailing the 6 buses short would no doubt cover the express anyway. This would help the X7/X8 aswell since it's completely overbussed between South Beach and Blyth aswell. Not to mention they could avoid the chaos around the Spanish City depending where they're terminated.

There's more buses between Blyth and Seaton Sluice (8) than there is between Newcastle and Low Fell (7) now, it's absolutely bonkers.