(Yesterday, 10:34 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote I think the billy mill express is to large and potentially means it could run on a Single deck or mini as it would miss key points.
my suggestion caters for regular leisure users people wanting to visit cinema shopping etc... a mix of work users throughout the day and night and other links
believe it or not adding Mullen road into a route increases journey times by 4 mins only but adds about 8-10 stops but in your head it feels longer
I know that on Battlehill Drive if a 306 or 307 turns up the 306 is chosen for the psychological service of it being loads quicker
You need to remember to operate a single bus it costs at least £40 per hour
Quite a long time 4 minutes, when it's only 15-20 minutes in a car though for the full journey.
Btw I keep seeing stuff about express buses (me included) but maybe another option would be infrastructure upgrades instead and do something like:
Along by Selby Gardens so the buses never have to leave the Coast Road, at all, with both sides of the road down to one direction at their respective side (there's enough ways round for those who live in the section) while omitting Benfield Road and the Chillingham Road junctions so beyond Tyne Met they can bomb straight to Newcastle without any traffic lights / roundabouts which slow them down, with the whole hatched part of the road turned into a new bus lane.
It means you could have a 'fast' 306/308 via the Coast Road direct and a slow 307/309 via High Farm and Battle Hill.
The time savings for an express bus would then be neglible really and it utilises part of the Coast Road which is effectively unused currently. You could probably do similar at the Tyne Met junction aswell, if you wanted to skip that roundabout aswell (Here: https://www.google.com/maps/@55.006728,-...?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)