(20 Nov 2025, 2:54 pm)Arriva7446 wrote The main draw of the 19 when I used it was as a peak time service from Cramlington, Deleval and Seghill to Cobalt. It is still very useful for that. It covers more of Cramlington than the 353, plus direct from Deleval and Seghill and also goes all the way through Cobalt (that said, if the 353 was not at the same time, that would be better!)

The hospital link definitely makes sense so I am all for that. Going direct from Seaton Deleval to Seghill also makes sense since the high school closed, that was the main draw for the diversion through the estate, to go right outisde the school.

It is a pretty quiet service outside peaks, and I guess that is due to the 57A being around the same time at the Cramlington end for short journeys. There is very small demand end to end. 

The problem is though everything you've described there is literally the purpose of the 57, which is a commercial bus service, the other links across Seaton Delaval / Seghill being covered by the X7, another commercial service.

Beyond that is does absolutely nothing of note and is using tax payers money to fund it aswell when people are openly asking for a link to Killingworth, Rake Lane, New Hartley to Cramlington and so on, yet we get this and the rubbish 58 aswell while we're at it twice a day. Both not what people want.

I know you're saying it's not about end to end, but there is literally nothing between North Shields and Northumberland Park where people will get on because it avoids everywhere, and the North Shields to each bit is covered mostly by the Metro/301/306/317/310/353/354 depending which bit it is anyway.

Using fare data is useless aswell, because it'll look good on paper - but it's just people using it because they're pissed off that the 57A is 20 minutes late - again not what subsidised services are about.