(24 Feb 2024, 11:27 am)L469 YVK wrote Thought of this after taking into account some other ideas posted by other members. This one also includes some of the ex-Arriva secondary services, but the PVR re-allocated and also forms an interworking pattern.

306/307/308/309 (Newcastle - Coast Road - Selby Gardens - Battle Hill Drive)
- Every 30 mins each
- Every 7-8 minutes combined

306 - Go North East (PVR 4x)
- No longer operates between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay
- Same route but additionally serves North Shields interchange
- Better coordination with revised 307

307 - Go North East (PVR 3x)
- Same route as 306 to Silverlink then via Norham Road, Verne Road, The Quadrant, Delaval Avenue, Billy Mill Avenue and Albion Road toNorth Shields Interchange
- Better coordination with 306 to and from North Shields....actually slightly faster by a few minutes

308 - Go North East (PVR 4x)
- Same route as 309 after Battle Hill Drive to Cobalt then New York Road, Norham Road North, Westminster Avenue, NT Hospital and Marden Estate to Whitley Bay
- Up to 15 minute frequency NT Hospital to Newcastle via New York & Cobalt

309 - Arriva Northumbria (PVR 5x**)
- Same 309 route as now after Battle Hill Drive
- Provides upto 15 minute service with X38 NT Hospital to Blyth

X38 - Arriva Northumbria (PVR 5x**)
- Every 30 minutes
- Same as current 308 Blyth to Wallsend Dene then non stop to Civic Centre, St Mary's Place and Haymarket
- Provides upto 15 minute service with 309 NT Hospital to Blyth

** X38 & 309 interwork in Blyth

Arriva would lose a PVR of 5x, but would also lose most of their dead mileage

The other ideas.....

300 - Go North East (PVR 4.5x***)
- Every 30 minutes
- Newcastle to North Shields via Coast Road, Cross Avenue, Wiltshire Drive, High Farm, Battle Hill, Hadrian Park, Middle Engine Lane, Norham Road, Wallsend Road, Ripley Avenue and Meadowell

36 - Go North East (PVR 4.5***)
- Re-numbered from 353 and increased to every 30 minutes
- Every 15 minutes combined with Stagecoach's 37 Killingworth to Cramlington with ticket acceptance on both services

*** Services 300 & 36 interwork in North Shields

The other ex-Arriva services
- 351 - Omits Wiltshire Drive
- 352 - Withdrawn
- 354 - Can be replaced by............

* 359 which does the old 335 loop in New York & Murton.
* X63 > becomes service 356 doing the Killingworth loop then old 54/356 route to Newcastle. X63 still runs during peaks.

- 355 replaced by 38 and 356. X7/X8 observe all stops Matthews Bank to Newcastle all day as per current evening arrangements.

- Through fares on service 359 & 335 as far as Four Lane Ends to keep some connections from the 354.