The 309 won't be running to Blyth for much longer if they go ahead with that timetable.

It's running 4 minutes behind the 308 towards Newcastle (at the Blyth end), and 5 minutes behind the 308 towards Blyth (at the Newcastle end) and takes longer, there's literally no reason for anyone to use it and Cobalt alone doesn't warrant 3 buses an hour to/from Blyth and Whitley.

Either the planners are completely stupid, or it's managed decline. It's not like the 308/309 are exactly a roaring success between NT Hospital and Blyth, as it is.