(16 Jun 2026, 6:14 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Would it not be better to Cut the 301 alltogether  and change the route...

301 from Whitley to Byker as normal

Then Market street  down to central station then express (like a 91) to team valley omiting Gateshead)  out of team valley at Sainsbury up A1 to Metrocentre then to Marriott / Ikea then  Asda into Metrocentre (create a dwell time )

Remove the whickham link and save 30 mins

Not sure there'd be much demand tbh, it was only merged imo to reduce the number of buses between Newcastle and Gateshead (down from 6 to 3). 

In an ideal world you'd probably merge the 12(GNE)/22/301 into one corridor really.

ie:
22: Throckley - Cobalt (Every 15 Minutes)
23/23A: Winlaton - Whitley Bay/North Shields (Every 15 Minutes | Every 30 Minutes CW/ACW in Winlaton)
22/23/23A: Scotswood Bridge - Howdon (Every 7.5 Minutes)

Obviously not possible with multiple operators though.