(19 Nov 2024, 9:42 pm)L469 YVK wrote I'd keep the 353 but maybe run via NESCH & High Pit.Many moons ago that is what the 353 used to do when it was the 343/344, 343 was Whitley-Morpeth, 344 was Whitley-Cramlington offering a regular service, there was also the 355 Whitley-Newcastle i think Forest Hall-Shiremoor had ridiculously frequent service to Whitley at one point, now it has pretty much nout, but in 2012 Arriva part redeemed themselves with the 53/53A, but that only lasted a year, then it became what it was up until last year
If anything.....I think it's overkill having deckers every 30 mins to Morpeth on the 43 and I don't know if Arriva will get the full PVR of EV's taking into account the extension.
Operator aside and a bit of a shame that Arriva didn't think of this, but an extension of the 353 to Morpeth (instead of the 43) would actually work.
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