See i had a bus company, i'd have done this (and im going way back here)
352- Cramlington- Freeman half hourly, then once an hour extends to Newcastle
353- Cramlington- Whitley Bay half hourly, then once an hour extends through to Morpeth
354- North Shields- Newcastle, half hourly to the Cobalt, hourly to North Shields
55/355- Newcastle- Forest Hall (55)/North Shields (355) via Whitley Bay , Marden Estate and Preston North Road
But thats just me be stuck in the past