North East Buses

New Idea 1 (522): https://maps.app.goo.gl/jL1P1pPpEbTBoKQx5 (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 2 (R1): Newcastle, Scotswood Road, Blaydon, Ryton (Holborn Lane), Crawcrook, Clara Vale (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 3 (R2): Woodside Gardens, Ryton, Stargate, Blaydon, Metrocentre, Dunston, Lobley Hil, Team Valley (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 4 (R7): High Spen, Greenside, Folly, Winlaton, Parkhead Estate, Hole-In-The-Wall, Swalwell, Dunston, Teams, Newcastle (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 5 (724): Newcastle, Gateshead, Low Fell, Harlow Green, Birtley, Park Road N, Chester-Le-Street, Plawsworth, Framwellgate Moor, Whitesmocks, Nevilles Cross Tudhoe, Spennymoor (Weardale St. WMC). (Every 15 Mins to CLS with 2 via North Lodge Estate, Half-Hourly to Spennymoor)
New Idea 6 (733): Newcastle, Gateshead, Saltwell Park, Allerdene, Birtley, Ouston, Pelton, Hilda Park, Chester-Le-Street (Hourly)
New Idea 7 (148): Sunderland, Royal Hospital, Pallion, Enterprise Park, Waterview Park, Peel, Barmston, Washington Village, The Galleries, Lambton (Cambrian Way), Ayton, Barley Mow (Dorset Avenue), Birtley, Lamesley, Team Valley (Hourly)

(10 Jan 2026, 3:07 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote [ -> ]New Idea 1 (522): https://maps.app.goo.gl/jL1P1pPpEbTBoKQx5 (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 2 (R1): Newcastle, Scotswood Road, Blaydon, Ryton (Holborn Lane), Crawcrook, Clara Vale (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 3 (R2): Woodside Gardens, Ryton, Stargate, Blaydon, Metrocentre, Dunston, Lobley Hil, Team Valley (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 4 (R7): High Spen, Greenside, Folly, Winlaton, Parkhead Estate, Hole-In-The-Wall, Swalwell, Dunston, Teams, Newcastle (Half-Hourly)
New Idea 5 (724): Newcastle, Gateshead, Low Fell, Harlow Green, Birtley, Park Road N, Chester-Le-Street, Plawsworth, Framwellgate Moor, Whitesmocks, Nevilles Cross Tudhoe, Spennymoor (Weardale St. WMC). (Every 15 Mins to CLS with 2 via North Lodge Estate, Half-Hourly to Spennymoor)
New Idea 6 (733): Newcastle, Gateshead, Saltwell Park, Allerdene, Birtley, Ouston, Pelton, Hilda Park, Chester-Le-Street (Hourly)
New Idea 7 (148): Sunderland, Royal Hospital, Pallion, Enterprise Park, Waterview Park, Peel, Barmston, Washington Village, The Galleries, Lambton (Cambrian Way), Ayton, Barley Mow (Dorset Avenue), Birtley, Lamesley, Team Valley (Hourly)

Am I missing something here.

Aren't service suggestions supposed to be just that, suggestions of new services and not suggestions of old withdrawn services reintroduced 

Not having a go at you here ASX, just noticed a lot of your suggestions tend to be previous services 

I know you have suggested a lot of services previously under the guise of new operators, which I'd like to see, but I think you need to move on from resurrecting old services.

(10 Jan 2026, 3:34 pm)LVK 404L wrote [ -> ]Am I missing something here.

Aren't service suggestions supposed to be just that, suggestions of new services and not suggestions of old withdrawn services reintroduced 

Not having a go at you here ASX, just noticed a lot of your suggestions tend to be previous services 

I know you have suggested a lot of services previously under the guise of new operators, which I'd like to see, but I think you need to move on from resurrecting old services.

Quick question, how many heliports are located in the North East. Could you build them everywhere and create a flying taxi/rideshare network.

Just a few suggestions regarding several routes around Gateshead & Washington, which looks at the lesser used routes to try and improve usage & offer some new connections too.

8: With the introduction of Service X78 & 83, this service would be reduced in frequency to every 60 minutes daily.

22: Evening and Sunday journeys will be reintroduced for this service between Gateshead and Wrekenton only.

37: This service is withdrawn & merged with Service 83.

67: This service is proposed to be withdrawn between QE Hospital and Wardley, parts of this section of route are replaced by Service 82. However, daytime links between Wardley and Metrocentre will be maintained through adjustments made to service 92.

69: This service is proposed to be withdrawn between QE Hospital and Wardley & replaced by Service 82. However, daytime links between Wardley and Blaydon/Winlaton will be maintained through adjustments to service 92.

NEW X78: This new express service will introduce faster journey times between Consett and Sunderland, with the idea of this benefiting people making longer distance journeys, aswell as faster links to popular destinations such as Beamish, Washington Galleries & Waterview Park from places that currently don't have those fast transport links.

The service will only call into Beamish Museum during the times when it is open to the public, otherwise journeys will bypass Beamish via the A693.

(Consett | Nonstop | Stanley Bus Station | Beamish Museum* | A693 | Chester-le-Street | Nonstop | Washington Galleries | Peel A1231 Slip Road | Waterview Park | A1231/A19 | Hastings Hill | Chester Road | Royal Hospital | Sunderland Interchange)

81: Service would be withdrawn & replaced by increase in journeys on service 82.

The section of route between Sunderland and Waterview Park is withdrawn without replacement, although service 8 will continue to provide coverage on this section of route.

The section of route between Wrekenton and Gateshead is replaced by an increase in journeys on service 22.

82: This service is revised to operate daily from morning till night, with a new extension to Wardley to replace the section of route on service 69.

The single journey on the 82A is withdrawn, without replacement.

All journeys will serve Heworth Interchange to open up new links to Birtley.

Only Mon - Sat daytime journeys will serve Ravensworth Road and Lansbury Drive in Birtley, aswell as Kirkwood Gardens in Wardley.

(Waterview Park | Teal Farm | Barmston Court | Washington Village | Washington Galleries | Barmston | Ayton | Barley Mow | Portmeads | Birtley | Ravensworth Road | Lansbury Drive | Wrekenton High Street | QE Hospital | Felling Square | Heworth Interchange | Fewster Square | Kirkwood Gardens | Wardley Turning Circle)

NEW 83: This service will operate between Doxford Park Shops and Coach Road Estate, similar to the original 37 route, although the service will additionally cover Washington Village and Barmston Court.

This service will combine with service 82 to offer two buses per hour between Washington, Barmston Court, Teal Farm and Waterview Park.

(Doxford Park Shops | Doxford International | East Herrington | Herrington Burn | Shiney Row | Biddick Woods | Washington Galleries | Washington Village | Barmston Court | Teal Farm | Waterview Park | Peel Retail Park | Sulgrave | Concord | Coach Road Estate)

84/85: These services will no longer serve Coach Road Estate, with new service 83 revised to cover this section.

90: The single journey on this service would be withdrawn & replaced by an improved daytime service 92, which will incorporate services & help maintain links.

91: This service would be withdrawn & replaced by extensions on services 93/94 to offer daytime links between Team Valley and Newcastle.

92: This service is revised to operate as a frequent hourly service during Monday to Saturday daytimes.

This new service will run between Wardley and Winlaton, offering new links between Metrocentre and Team Valley Retail Park, aswell as offering additional buses to different parts of Eastern & Western Gateshead.

(Winlaton | Blaydon Bus Station | Metrocentre Interchange | Dunston, Ellison Road | Bensham, Victoria Road | Team Valley North End | Team Valley Retail Park | Harlow Green | Wrekenton High Street | Springwell Village | Fewster Square | Wardley Kirkwood Gardens | Wardley Turning Circle)

93/94: All journeys heading direct to Team Valley will commence from Newcastle during Monday to Saturday Daytimes.

93s from Team Valley are extended to Newcastle via Gateshead.
94s towards Team Valley via Gateshead will commence from Newcastle.

6/6A - Stanley - Newcastle via Tanfield Lea, Burnopfield, Sunniside, Fellside Park, Whickham and Metrocentre
Service curtailed at Stanley, new 6A introduced with services merged with 643/644, would still serve MetroCentre Asda on route to Whickham. Also had a thought of potentially interworking these with the 8 Stanley-Sunderland but I am not sure it would work.

X30 - Lanchester - Burnhope, South Moor, Stanley, East Stanley, Sunniside, Whickham and Dunston
Replaces the 6 in extending to Lanchester.

X31 - Durham - Newcastle via Sacriston, Graghead, South Moor, Stanley, East Stanley, Sunniside, Whickham and Dunston
Merged with 16A at Stanley.
X32 - Durham - Newcastle via Sacriston, Graghead, South Moor, Stanley. East Stanley, Sunniside, Lobley Hill and Gateshead
Merged with 16A at Stanley.

Existing frequencies on all above services would be maintained.

Remeber all three number nine journeys

Old old 9 Boldon ASDA (or somewhere like that) Jarrow-Murton
Old 9 Sunderland Park Lane-North Shields Transport Hub
Normal 9 Sunderland Park Lane-Jarrow

What if we could make a 9A Sunderland Park Lane-Jarrow
9B Jarrow or Boldon ASDA-Murton Cenothaph

All ran by GNE but late night journeys on 9B are Northstar and early morning journeys are operated by GCT
9A operated by GNE all day

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(30 Jan 2026, 8:57 pm)Malarkey wrote [ -> ]6/6A - Stanley - Newcastle via Tanfield Lea, Burnopfield, Sunniside, Fellside Park, Whickham and Metrocentre
Service curtailed at Stanley, new 6A introduced with services merged with 643/644, would still serve MetroCentre Asda on route to Whickham. Also had a thought of potentially interworking these with the 8 Stanley-Sunderland but I am not sure it would work.

X30 - Lanchester - Burnhope, South Moor, Stanley, East Stanley, Sunniside, Whickham and Dunston
Replaces the 6 in extending to Lanchester.

X31 - Durham - Newcastle via Sacriston, Graghead, South Moor, Stanley, East Stanley, Sunniside, Whickham and Dunston
Merged with 16A at Stanley.
X32 - Durham - Newcastle via Sacriston, Graghead, South Moor, Stanley. East Stanley, Sunniside, Lobley Hill and Gateshead
Merged with 16A at Stanley.

Existing frequencies on all above services would be maintained.

Heard a couple days ago service 644 has been withdrawn due to very low ridership

938 Springwell-Team Valley

Springwell , Peareth Hall Road
Wrekenton High Street ALDI
Harlow Green Lane , Easedale Gardens
Saltwell Road South , St Andrews Drive
Queensway North
Team Valley North End

OPERATES EVERY HALF OUR | LIMTED TO WREKENTON HIGH STREET AFTER 18:55 | MORNING JOURNEYS OPERATED BY TGM CLASSIC IVECO DAILY'S

356 Newcastle-Whitley Bay
would no longer serve Meadway and Feetham Avenue and would instead operate along Forest Hall Road and Great Lime Road then the new Killingworth Moor Development (when more of it is built)

I would honestly like to see Go North East make the Sunday Marsden extension on the 50 a 7 day a week extension for the Summer 6 Week period. Ever since they introduced it 4 years ago I'm suprised they never considered doing it.

X19 Service

Newcastle Bewick Street | Gateshead | Durham Road | Birtley Durham Road | Chester-Le-Street | Houghton | Easington Lane | Durham | Spennymoor | Newton Aycliffe Industrial Estate

Runs hourly with no cuts allowing service UTTC Easington Lane - Newton Aycliffe Industrial to withdraw

Other reasons:
UTTC runs once in each direction a day while X19 runs hourly

Newcasle Central Station Bewick Street
Gateshead Interchange Stand E
Low Fell Durham Road
Birtley Newcastle Bank
Birtley South , North Road
Chester-Le-Street South Burns Stand M
Houghton Dairy Lane
Hetton-Le-Hole Interchange Stand D
Easington Lane Elemore Lane
Durham Bus Station Stand A
Spennymoor Thinford Roundabout
Newton Aycliffe Industrial Estate
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397 Service

Galleries Bus Station | Washington Parkway | Fatfield | Western Highway | Chester-Le-Street Railway Station | Fence Houses | Chilton Moor | Hetton-Le-Hole Interchange | Easington Lane | South Hetton | Little Thorpe Roundabout | Peterlee ASDA | Horden

Runs every half an hour but beetween 9:55 and 13:55 there will be 3 buses on the run and runs till 20:00

Other Reasons:
There are no buses beetween Washington and this area so some members of the community might use it instead of taking the 2 and then the X6 one bus connects it all

Galleries Bus Station Stand B
Parkway , Abbey Road
Western Highway
Chester-Le-Street Railway Station
Fence Houses , Lambton Lane
Chilton Moor , Avon Crescent
Houghton Road , Regent Street
Easington Lane , High Street
Little Thorpe Roundabout
Peterlee ASDA
Horden , Dene Street

X7 (joins with X6 to become every 20 mins)

X7 Sunderland - Seaham - Dawdon - Dalton Park - Spectrum - Peterlee - Wingate - Billingham - Norton - Stockton - Middlesbrough (every 30 mins) time with the new X9 to be every 30 mins

X9 (same as X10)

X10 Newcastle - Gateshead - Heworth - (maybe Seaham) - Dalton Park - Peterlee - Middlesbrough - Grangetown (every 60 mins)