(15 Dec 2024, 11:14 am)L469 YVK wrote To be fair, that idea post franchising would be a good shout. Just be careful of the Howdon loop though as residents around Holy Cross will need access both to / from the shops and GP surgeries etc.

At the moment on a commercial basis though, Hadrian Park is an eye-sore and always has been. Really (other than evening & Sunday variations), it needs a service which can be terminated there and a 22/23 would fit the criteria. Plus not forgetting that any 'on paper' journey time increases over a Coast Road service, would be compensated by more reliable journeys with pretty much Byker Bridge to Newcastle being all bus lanes.

I get what your saying but personally I'd just have a short bus to Hadrian Park.

Imo you'd be better having 3 'local' services like these 3 (below) which serve all the crap (for someone East of the black line) and let the further East passengers get to where they want to be without diversions around Mullen Drive etc. The PVR can come from cutting either the 308 or 309 short at Whitley Bay as it's way too overbussed North of there imo.



The route around Holystone is a complete mess imo, and the new housing estates there and also Benton East deserve more than an hourly service imo. Heck with the correct advertising I'd say they deserve a 20 minute service nevermind every 30 minutes. There's a lot of new housing been built on the old 351 route. 

I'd also say extend the 38 through hourly rather than the 355 aswell and give direct Freeman links from the Coast as it's not the easiest place to get to.

I'd also kinda say run a full route N38 aswell but via Monkseaton rather than Beaumont Park during the night since it pretty much runs parallel to the very busy Metro from Whitley Bay to Longbenton.