Go North East: Service Suggestions v2

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12 Dec 2022, 3:52 am #2,658

(11 Dec 2022, 10:12 pm)Unber43 Red Arrow X1|X1A
X1 - Newcastle - Gateshead - QEH - Washington Galleries - Houghton - Hetton-Le-Hole - Easington Lane (every 30 mins)
X1 - Newcastle - Gateshead - QEH - Washington Galleries - Houghton - Hetton-Le-Hole - Easington Lane - Peterlee - 209 Route (every 60 mins)
X1A - Newcastle - Gateshead - QEH - Washington Galleries - Houghton - Hetton-Le-Hole - Easington Lane - Peterlee - 210 Route (every 60 mins)

Silver Arrows 2|3|X2|X3
2 - Sunderland - Royal Hospital - Pennywell - Hastings Hill - Harraton - Lambton - Washington Galleries - Parkway - Bradley Square - Concord - Usworth - Coach Road Estate - B&Q - Oxclose - Washington Galleries - Biddick - Grindon - Hylton - Royal Hospital - Sunderland (every 30 mins)
3 - Sunderland - Royal Hospital - Hylton - Grindon - Biddick - Washington Galleries - Oxclose - B&Q - Coach Road Estate - Usworth - Concord - Bradley Square - Parkway - Washington Galleries - Biddick - Grindon - Hylton - Royal Hospital - Sunderland (every 30 mins)
X2 Sunderland - Royal Hospital - Penshaw - Shiney Row - A183 - A182 - Washington Galleries - Blackworth - Heworth - Newcastle (every 30 mins)
X3 Sunderland - A690 - Farringdon - A19 - A1231 - Washington - A1 - Team Valley - Gateshead - Newcastle (every 60 mins)

Connections 4|4A/|4
X4 - Sunderland - Ryhope - Silksworth - Moorside - Hall Farm - Doxford Park - Follingsby - Heworth - Gateshead - Newcastle (every 30 mins)
4 - Heworth - Concord - Washington - Houghton Le Spring - Doxford Park - Farringdon - Gilley Law - Sunderland (every 30 mins)
4A - Heworth - Concord - Washington - Houghton Le Spring - Doxford Park - Ryhope - Sunderland (replace the 39A) (every 30 mins)

County Ranger 8|8A
8 - Stanley - Chester-Le-Street - Washington - Sunderland (every 60 mins)
8A - Stanley - Chester-Le-Street - Washington - Hylton Castle - Red House - Sunderland (every 60 mins)

Prince Bishop 20|20A|X20
20 - Sunderland - Farringdon - East Herrington - Houghton - East Rainton - West Rainton - Durham - Ushaw Moor (every 30 mins)
20A - Sunderland - Thorney Close - Newbottle - Houghton - Rainton Bridge - East Rainton - West Rainton - Durham - Bowburn (every 30 mins)
X20 - Sunderland - A690 - Doxford Park (Peak) - Houghton - A690 - Durham - Arnison Centre - Sacriston - Witton Gilbert - Langley Park (every 30 mins)

Angel 21
21 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Low Fell - Chester-Le-Street (every 60 mins)
21 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Low Fell - Chester-Le-Street - Waldridge Park (every 60 mins)
21 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Low Fell - Chester-Le-Street - Ouston (every 60 mins)
21 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Low Fell - Chester-Le-Street - Great Lumley - Houghton - Seaham (every 60 mins) [71 Withdrawn]
21 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Low Fell - Chester-Le-Street - Arnison Centre - Durham - Bowburn (every 30 mins)

Angel 22
22 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Team Valley - Birtley - Chester-Le-Street - Durham - Brandon (every 30 mins)

South Tyneside Connect
24 - Sunderland - Cleadon - South Shields (every 15 mins)
24A - Sunderland - Roker - Fulwell - Whitburn - Marsden - Horsey Hill - South Shields (every 20 mins)
26 - South Shields - South Tyneside Hospital - Jarrow - Hebburn - Lukes Lane (every 30 mins)
23 - Jarrow - Boldon - East Boldon - Cleadon - Chichester - South Shields (every 30 mins)

35|36
35 - Low Moorsley - Hetton-Le-Hole - Philadelphia - Penshaw - Grindon - Thorney Close - Royal Hospital - Sunderland (every 30 mins)
36 - South Hetton - Easington Lane - A690 - Houghton-Le-Spring - B1404 - Hall Farm - Doxford Park - Sunderland (every 30 mins)

Orbit 37|38
37 - Sunderland - Royal Hospital - Pennywell - Hylton Road - Ford Estate - Pallion - Sunderland (every 15 mins)
38 - Sunderland - Pallion - Ford Estate - Hylton Road - Pennywell - Royal Hospital - Sunderland (every 15 mins)

Doxford Park Clipper 39|40
39 - Sunderland - Grangetown - Silksworth - Doxford Park (every 30 mins)
40 - Sunderland - Grangetown - Hollycarrside - Hollycarrside Drive - Silksworth - Doxford Park (every 30 mins) (Optare Solo)

Simplicity 41|42
41 - Sunderland - Toward Road - Queen Alexandra Road - Leechmere Asda - Silksworth - A690 - Sunderland (every 30 mins)
42 - Sunderland - A690 - Silksworth - Leechmere Asda - Queen Alexandra Road - Toward Road - Sunderland (every 30 mins)

Wear Ranger 55|55A
55 - Doxford Park - Royal Hospital - Sunderland - High Southwick - Witherwack - Red House - Downhill - Town House Farm - Follingsby - Heworth (every 30 mins)
55A - Sunderland - Castletown - Southwick - Bolden (every 30 mins)

Drifter (Purple) 61
61 - Murton - Dalton Park - New Seaham - Queen Alexandra Road - The Cedars - Sunderland (every 30 mins)

Drifter (Dark Blue) 62
62 - Sunderland - Thornhill - Plains Farm - Doxford Park - A19 - New Seaham - Seaham - Dawdon - Murton (every 60 mins)

East Durham Explorer 65
65 - Seaham - Dalton Park - Murton - Hetton-Le-Hole - Durham - Arnison Centre (64 Route) (every 30 mins)

You could also do more routes to Newcastle from Sunderland through various areas and they may even be quicker than the metro.
I also feel like the Peterlee Network could be incorporated into bigger services..however I have no real idea how to do it without it being very confusing such as (201|206|209|210)

I mean I do love reading some of these suggestions!

The 21 suggestion is confusing, no two ways about it. Although extensions to Bowburn (presumably via Shincliffe and then terminating at Amazon?) is a good idea, and the 71 being bolted onto a 21 isn’t a *bad idea*, as it would open new connections. Buses direct to Newcastle, Gateshead, Birtley etc across the 71 route would be good however keep the 21 out of it, merging the 25 with 71 would be a better solution, appreciating they’re both secured services these days but it would maybe be a decent idea if local authorities could work together to offer a more joined up network. I don’t see they need for Waldridge or Ouston extensions although I’m guessing it was at the expense of the 34? But I’m not sure that really works. You’re also proposing doubling the number of 21s (or 22s) between Durham and CLS, if you’re sending 2 buses to Brandon and 2 buses to Bowburn each hour.

There’s a few white elephants in your suggestions. What’s the point in this 55 route? The 62 route also, who’s that for? No one in Seaham or Murton are going to Sunderland city centre on your 62 proposal as it’ll take a good chunk longer than a 60 and 61 would. So the next question is there really a need for anyone in Seaham or Murton to want to go to Plains Farm or Thornhill? I’m thinking no. And as for a direct link to Doxford, I’m not sure it’s needed when connections to Doxford are relatively easily done at Ryhope. Not to mention those from Murton will probably find it’s quicker to get a 61/39 than travel via Dawdon and Seaham before even getting to New Seaham!

A few of your suggestions, whilst I appreciate what you’re doing, are replacing mini bus solo operated route into larger double decker services, and I’m not sure a Xlines decker is needed around Horden Hall Estate or if direct connections to Newcastle are top of the list of what people need. I’d guess people in Peterlee would rather have more regular services to local communities in Easington, Blackhall, Shotton and South Hetton and perhaps better integration to the local main centres of Durham, Seaham and Hartlepool.

Drifter60