RE: Go North East Service Suggestions
What about heworth pelaw hebburn fellgate boldon nook marsedn horsley hill then E1 route 30 mins
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(18 Nov 2014, 11:12 pm)Washingtonian wrote Thanks for that. Never realised that people were complaining about Wrekenton bus link not being served initially. Yeah it shouldn't be a problem for the proposed 23A/C to still serve Wrekenton. I mainly suggested to omit it as there are loads of buses that currently serve it and it was just a short walk away from the shops anyway. Plus it would have cut out waiting at the lights and made the service a little more direct.
The plan was to initially run both 23A/C hourly and if it proved popular to increase to every 30 mins. It may prove to be popular when the new Morrisions opens.
(19 Nov 2014, 5:23 pm)gtom wrote So a reduction in frequency by removing those short runs? I'm sure some mouthy councillor will be straight on the phone!
It'd be interesting to see if Morrisons (Easter 2015) opening will reduce traffic out of Birtley to Wrekenton and Galleries and increase traffic into Birtley as Morrisons is a fairly lower cost supermarket compared to Co-Op at Wreketon.
The 23 used to omit the bus link but the lack of shelter and confusion as to where to board the bus contributed to the changes. Â It's a bit like the 21 stopping on Percy Street when everything else goes to Eldon Square
(20 Nov 2014, 7:47 am)Andreos1 wrote My biggest concern about the new Morrisons, is whether or not the little trolley man who was there from the days of Presto transfers back in an emotional homecoming.
He has been at Chester Morrisons for a few years now and I for one, would love to see him back on his old stomping ground.
(20 Nov 2014, 6:59 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Well you could do that nothing stopping them
(20 Nov 2014, 6:53 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote 939 - Team Valley - Crowther Industrial Estate - Washington Galleries - Concord - Waterview Park - Southwick - Sunderland
(03 Dec 2014, 7:00 pm)Michael wrote Going for a Malarkey marathon!!!Would need a Shave by the time you get off that, think you have completely outdone any of my so called Marathons.
61/265 merge -
Sunderland, Interchange , Grangetown, Stockton Terrace  , Ryhope, Green  , New Seaham, Dalton Park, Murton, Webb Avenue, Hetton-le-Hole,  Low Moorsley, Front Street , Low Pittington, Blacksmiths Arms , Belmont, Gilesgate Moor, Sherburn Road , Durham Bus Station.
Should take around 65 mins
Monday to Saturday day times -
With a bus every 15 minutes – 9 PVR
With a bus every 20 minutes - 7 PVR
Evenings/Sundays - Every 30 mins then Hourly from Murton to Durham.
Going for a Malarkey marathon!!!Problem with this is that the 61 currently operates as a circular service through Murton so how could much of the current route would still be served (I'm not familiar with the 61 route) also I'm not sure there is much call for a 15 minute service to Durham from these areas, perhaps it could run as the 61 via the current 61 route every 30 minutes and run to Durham as the 61A every 30 minutes giving a combined 15 minute frequency on the Sunderland to Dalton Park section of the route.
 61/265 merge -
 Sunderland, Interchange , Grangetown, Stockton Terrace , Ryhope, Green , New Seaham, Dalton Park, Murton, Webb Avenue, Hetton-le-Hole, Low Moorsley, Front Street , Low Pittington, Blacksmiths Arms , Belmont, Gilesgate Moor, Sherburn Road , Durham Bus Station.
 Should take around 65 mins
 Monday to Saturday day times -
 With a bus every 15 minutes – 9 PVR
 With a bus every 20 minutes - 7 PVR
 Evenings/Sundays - Every 30 mins then Hourly from Murton to Durham.
(03 Dec 2014, 7:15 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Would need a Shave by the time you get off that, think you have completely outdone any of my so called Marathons.
Would need a Shave by the time you get off that, think you have completely outdone any of my so called Marathons.Still shorter than the Arriva 22 from Durham to Sunderland.
(03 Dec 2014, 7:18 pm)Andreos1 wrote That used to be a route believe it or not - or pretty damn close to the route.
It was only fairly recently in the scheme of things, that it was curtailed to run between Seaham and Durham.
(03 Dec 2014, 8:07 pm)Andreos1 wrote Upto late 90's/early 00's
Fozz might know for sure. Have a look in the Bygone section - the old timetables might be in there.
(03 Dec 2014, 8:14 pm)Andreos1 wrote Yeah, the 154 was the service I was thinking of.
Pretty sure it ran under another guise prior to that too.
Can't think of the number 100%.
(03 Dec 2014, 7:15 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Would need a Shave by the time you get off that, think you have completely outdone any of my so called Marathons.Coming from the person who suggested a service to Gretna and Dumfries
(04 Dec 2014, 6:08 pm)Drifter60 wrote Problem with merging 61/265 is that Seaham lose their Durham connection, I can't imagine anyone would be too pleased about that.
Id like to see a Newcastle service introduced. I've said it a few time that having the Red Arrows every 10 minutes Newcastle-Houghton.
X1 to Easington Lane via Hetton every 30 minutes
X2 to Dalton Park via Hetton & Murton every 30 minutes
X3 to Seaham via Seaton & Station Road every 30 minutes
X1 doesn't pick up a lot of passengers on the Easington Lane-Houghton part on most trips, and a lot of the travel is local hops. Something could be introduced Houghton-Easington Lane to then work alongside X1/X35 to give a bus every 10 minutes from Houghton, Hetton, Easington Lane.