Bus users have hit out at plans to axe a number of North East buses which they feel could have a "devastating" impact on communities.
Arriva has said the potential closure and shortening of six routes across Tyneside is a "last resort" due to dwindling passenger numbers and operational constraints. The Arriva services facing potential withdrawal include:
- 51 Newcastle - Holystone - Whitley Bay
- 52 Newcastle - Killingworth - Cramlington
- 53 North Shields - Killingworth - Cramlington
- 54 Newcastle - Killingworth - Whitley Bay
- 55 Newcastle - Forest Hall (Meadway)
- 553 (Arriva propose to discontinue the Freeman Hospital to Battle Hill section of the route)
