(26 Mar 2024, 3:48 pm)Aaron21 wrote I think a change is needed to the 352/353 mainly

353 seems to be a really busy route while the 352 is a copy of the 37. An easy change could be made

Withdrawn the 352 and up the 353 to every 30 minutes. Even under Arriva the 53 was a busy route. I'm generally shocked they didn't up it to every 30 and Withdrawn the 352 as there's no need for the 352. Its just a worse version of the 37 ("But it serves Haymarket")

So the 37 drops of at more convenient places like Central/Grainger Street & Market/Pilgrim & John Dobson Street

Problem is that some of the driving hours would be inefficient if the 353 was to go standalone.....although as a workaround, GNE could technically use multiple nearby relief points.

For example with a driver starting at North Shields Interchange
- NSHI > CRM > NSHI > CRM > New York
then......
- New York > NSHI > CRM > NSH > CRM > West Allotment
then......
- West Allotment > NSHI > CRM > NSHI > West Allotment

Or using BSIP money, could make PVR 6x (3hr round trips) and extend to High Pit & NESCH and maybe via NTGH too. Maybe a swap with the 317 that the 353 does Rake Lane Loop > NTGH > Devon Road > Whitehouse Lane > then normal route. Whereas the 317 does NTGH > Rake Lane > Billy Mill Lane > Whitlehouse Lane > then normal route.