(17 Jun 2026, 1:59 pm)L469 YVK wrote Would it not be better swapping the 301 to replace the 57 (every 20 mins using single decks), and perhaps extend the 97 to Hadrian Park as per the 'old' 57/58, allowing the 307 to miss out Hadrian Park? Maybe every 20 mins all through, or every 15 MetroCentre > Newcastle then every 30 to Hadrian Park.

Could even with agreement from Nexus, allow the 350/351 to be kept on Station Road and the extended 97 (or whatever number) covers Wiltshire Drive to differentiate from the 307/309.

Quite an easy win from a regulation POV as most of Hadrian Lodge can walk to Station Road / Coast Road for the other buses if disruption on the western part of the route. Likewise, the 307/309 & 340/341 with comms to passengers would cover Hadrian Park.

As someone who gets all the 300s frequently this is a really terrible idea, firstly because the 350/351 pick up/ drop off almost the entire bus on Wiltshire drive, if they were to avoid it they might as well just go straight down to wallsend ? also the reliability of the 300s is already not great and by making it cross city it’s only gonna get worse (not to mention the fact 14bph is enough so adding more wouldn’t be worth it, gne is already considering reducing the 307/309)