(29 May 2025, 11:50 pm)V514DFT wrote Another idea i had in regards to the 18 was this
Northern section, reintroduced to Forest Hall and operate an anti-clockwise loop via Glebe Road, Great Lime Road, Feetham Avenue, Meadway, Forest Hall Road (Ritz), Station Road North
Southern section, reintroduced to Wallsend and extended to Willington Quay and Howdon and operate as follows Maurice Road, Buddle Street, Wallsend Interchange, High Street East, Tynemouth Road, Howdon Lane (Howdon Metro), Bewick Road (return trip to Forest Hall starts here), Hadrian Road, Wallsend Interchange, High Street West, Stotts Road
Gives the 18 more of a purpose then
I still stand by the rest of the comments in my previous post, back in the days of PTE, the were the inner circle and outer circle (no idea what the service numbers were, I think the 41 was one of them), the older guys will know for certain
Not a bad shout, not going to lie if I was extending to Willington Quay I'd be tempted to try and sort out the 19/335 out in the process which ends in the middle of nowhere.
I know the route is slightly different in the Forest Hall area but you've got the same links albeit you have to go via Killingworth instead. It means you could potentially speed the 317 up aswell by running direct from Howdon to Percy Main and actually running through it.
Whether there's much demand for a bus service to Silverlink direct, I'm unsure, but there has to be more than Willington Quay and Hadrian Park where your 18 and the 335 both respectively end.