Stagecoach North East: Service Suggestions
Stagecoach North East: Service Suggestions
New Service 6
Town End Farm – Hylton Castle – Castletown – Hylton Riverside – Southwick – Pallion – Ford – Springwell – Durham Road – Doxford International
Operating via Baxter Road, Bexhill Road, Blackwood Road, Washington Road, Craigavon Road, Grange Road, Ringway, Ferryboat Lane, Wessington Way, Colima Avenue, Timber Beach Road, Hylton Park Road, Alexandra Avenue, Camden Street, Queen Alexandra Bridge, Pallion New Road, Pallion Subway, Merle Terrace, St Luke’s Road, Front Road, Holborn Road, Springwell Road, Durham Road, Parkside, City Way, Monarch Way, Admiral Way, Emperor Way
Replacing Service 4 in Town End Farm which will revert to terminate at Downhill.
Entering GNE territory, introducing a Stagecoach service to Castletown, Hylton Riverside, Ford, East Herrington/Parkside; and opening up new direct links from North Sunderland estates to Doxford International.
Every 20 mins, PVR=5
New Service 21
Plains Farm – Thorney Close – Grindon – The Broadway – Killingworth Drive – Cleveland Road – Barnes Park Road – Ormonde Street – Chester Road – City Centre – Docks
Operating via Pancras Road, Perth Road, Polmuir Road, Primate Road, Durham Road, Thorney Close Road, Thorndale Road, Tilbury Road, Tay Road, Gleneagles Road, Greenwood Road, Chester Road, The Broadway, then existing service 5A route with all buses operating clockwise around Docks.
Replacing Services 5&5A which will be withdrawn, alternative facilities to Gilley Law continue to be provided by Service 13 and alternative facilities to Springwell Road are provided by Services 16, 18 & 19.
Replacing Service 3 in Plains Farm, which will operate direct via Durham Road, reducing the PVR by 1 vehicle.
Every 30 mins, PVR=3 (utilising existing Service 5 vehicle allocation)
Overall increase in PVR of 4 vehicles for new Services 6 & 21, opening up a lot of new links and serving new communities, likely increasing Megarider sales.
