(21 May 2024, 8:44 am)ian foster wrote Keep the 308 out of battle hill. too many buses serve this tedious route anyway. bring back the 44 to Whitley Bay as it was until 2010
The 308 was more about swapping it so the 309 had the fast route instead, it arguably serves more places where people actually want to be, only really Lynn Road which would lose out, especially those wanting to go to Cobalt who don't want to go on a magical mystery tour. Never makes much sense imo the fast bus not serving it bar 'it's always done that'.
Agree Marden, Preston Village and Preston Grange need fast links to Newcastle though to be fair, unsure how though mind. Same with large areas of Monkseaton and the North of Whitley Bay which might aswell not have a bus service at all, it doesn't past 8pm anyway which regardless to it's high car usage (not wrong ofc) is shocking for an urban area imo.