(04 Apr 2024, 5:47 pm)Storx wrote Don't mind the idea of some of them, I'd do some slightly different and do the below instead though personally (obviously need to work with Nexus though) and like the idea of another service for Preston.You do have some really good ideas.
So you'd have a
305 (Yellow): Old route restored additionally serving Wiltshire Drive | Every 30 Minutes
317: Omit Holy Cross
335: Withdrawn, not replaced
342: Killingworth to Wallsend only
349 (Green): Newbiggin Hall - Kingston Park - Hazlerigg - Seaton Burn - Killingworth - Backworth - Northumberland Park - Murton - NT Hospital - Preston - North Shields | Hourly
350 (Pink): Newcastle - Gosforth - Longbenton - Killingworth - Backworth - Northumberland Park - Shiremoor - Whitley Bay | Hourly
351 (Purple): Newcastle - Gosforth - Longbenton - Benton Square - Benton Metro - New Housing Estate - Holystone - Shiremoor - Whitley Bay | Hourly
352: Withdrawn
353 (Orange): Current Route | Every 30 Minutes
354: Partially replaced by 350/351
355: Replaced Below
57 (Blue): Holystone Park (liked this extension) - Meadway - Benton - Longbenton - Newcastle - Gateshead - QE - Heworth - Wardley | Every 30 Minutes
W2: Withdrawn, not replaced
349/350 | Every 30 Minutes on combined section giving frequent Northumberland Park to Killingworth service for interchanging
350/351 | Every 30 Minutes on combined sections
Ideally, Arriva's withdrawal in North Tyneside should've been the case of Nexus sitting down with GNE, Stagecoach and where applicable Arriva to try and work out a clean set of commercial (or subsidised where needed) local / secondary services. But no, same old duplication issues such as the 37 & 352 and 38 & 355 and 354 & X63.