(04 Apr 2024, 1:25 pm)Lewis1509 wrote Yeah, I don't even live in any of those areas but I use the 317 very often to get to North Shields (or I used to until GNE made it sh*te), and I never understood that the only bus that goes through those areas don't go to Newcastle. 

My idea would be to either extend the 317 to Newcastle or swap the routes around with the 1 between Wallsend and Howdon for Holy Cross residents. Can't say the same for Preston though, as it would probably be alot quicker to change at Whitley or Shields for another direct bus (306/7/8/9), or even a Metro.

Yeah don't disagree, to be honest.

Mind for Holy Cross though, I'd say bring back the 305, send it via Hadrian Park and Wiltshire Drive so you can speed the 307 up without going on a detour and mess around with the 351 avoiding the Coast Road completely going via Gosforth or whereever you want, I'd say run direct to Benton Metro then do the old 335 from there personally (via Gosforth and Longbenton and interwork it with the 354)

For 317 between North Shields and Wallsend, just work with GNE and split the 1 with the rest of the route upped to every 15 minutes like so:


The rest of the 317 can just do the current route, doing the Fish Quay loop. It's really needed, whether you could bolt onto the end of the 57/57A, heading North who knows but that would be rather long but would open some useful links especially between the two hospitals.