Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Bit of brainstorming ideas to further my 61/61A/62/63/X63 post a few pages back (aware some of these I've already posted). Not sure how this'd affect a chronic driver shortage so assume this is in a world where that's been solved:
- 2/2A: Withdrawn between City Centre & Silksworth (see 42 and 43)
- 20/20A/X20: Keep upcoming September changes to 20/A. X20 runs limited stop throughout between Durham and Sunderland only, NOT via Rainton Bridge or Doxford Int (short services transferred to 55) with seasonal limited stop extension along coast to Shields. All three routes combine to give 10-minute departure interval from Durham and Sunderland.
- 24: Withdrawn (see 35/A)
- 33: Diverted via Royal Hospital, possible extension to Washington Galleries via Silksworth Road, Herrington, Shiney Row & Fatfield Road.
- 35/35A: Withdrawn north of Sunderland (see 42), instead re-instated back to Shields to replace 24. 35A runs half-hourly in the day to new route; As 35 to Sunderland, then as current 35A to Board Inn, then A690, High Lane, Newbottle, then as 35 to Houghton, then as current X20 to Rainton Bridge. 35 and 35A combine for a 15-minute frequency on common sections.
- 38: Withdrawn (see 42)
- 42: New route to "hoover up" the withdrawn sections of routes 2, 35 and 38 - serving Ryhope Road (full length) and Park Lane, rather than Toward Road.
- 43: Direct replacement for withdrawn section of 2A. Terminates in City Centre and ideally would interwork with 42.
- 55: Re-instated between South Hetton and Sunderland, via Doxford Int and Royal Hospital. Peak-time X55 serves Peterlee and Easington Village, then non-stop to Doxford Int (+ evening return).