Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
X6/X7.
Extend to Newcastle from Sunderland via Newcastle Road/Boldon or a quicker variant of the X36 route.
In the recent past, most of the Newcastle Road services were stand-alone, relying on picking up at Sunderland and points along the way.
Appreciate there was a variant of the 161 at one point, but who is going to travel from Low Moorsley, Hetton, Houghton etc on that, when you have a faster, more frequent alternative.
If the X6/7 is extended, it wouldn't be relying on passengers from Sunderland or points along the way, it's loads would be supplemented by those travelling from points south of Sunderland across the city and beyond