(29 Nov 2025, 2:26 am)V514DFT wrote Unless you do a swapsy
So 307 as now, to Westminster Avenue (and including), then 353 route to Shields
353 as now to Westminster Avenue (and including), then 307 route to Shields, then actually give the 354 a purpose rather being up the 353's backside have the 354 as follows
as now to Westminster Avenue, then Norham Road North, Norham Road South (omits Verne Road), Wallsend Road, then rejoins the 353 at Meadow Well, thats option A for the 353
option B would be as above, then after Central Avenue, does what the old 300/305 (or whatever it was) so Quadrant/Deleval Avenue, Lansdowne Terrace, Hawkeys Lane, Albion Road, Transport Hub

Aye could do, going off topic a bit; if you wanted to go radical I'd say do a North Tyneside loop and cut the 301 short at North Shields so something like:


which is basically just the 301/307/309 merged together as one loop basically, and give or take, the old 315/316 back with some small variants (not serving Monkseaton). 

It means you could potentially up the frequency of the 301, which in parts could do with more buses with the ability to potentially split it into 2 different 30 minute services; ie. could you do one leg doing the 317 route from Howdon to North Shields giving the Royal Quays a direct Newcastle bus? 12 minutes with SNE and 15 minutes with GNE is very close now since SNE are cutting the 22. It's very different to  every 10 minutes vs 20 minutes and try and take some passengers back in the Howdon/Wallsend area maybe?

To shut up the Blyth end, just extend the 356 to Blyth with an extra minibus so you'd save 2 deckers overall.