(03 Sep 2015, 2:57 pm)Malarkey wrote 21 - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Plawsworth - Chester le Street - Birtley - Harlow Green - Low Fell - Gateshead - Newcastle21A - Chester le Street - Birtley - Harlow Green - Low Fell - Gateshead - Newcastle Pilgrim Street
- Frequency Increased to Operate Every 10 Minutes between Durham and Newcastle
22 - Chester le Street - Barley Mow - Portobello - Eighton Banks - Wrekenton - Q.E. Hospital - Gateshead - Newcastle
- Frequency Increased to Operate Every 10 Minutes
- Current Short Service 21 will be Renumbered 21A
- Service will Terminate at Pilgrim Street to provide Links around Newcastle City Centre
28 - Chester le Street - Pelton Fell - Grange Villa - Beamish - Kibblesworth - Gateshead - Newcastle
- Operating Every 15 Minutes
- Replaces Current Services 28/X25
- Links to Langley Park provided by the Revised 34/34A (See Below)
34/34A - Langley Park - Witton Gilbert - Sacriston - Waldridge Park - Chester le Street - South Pelaw - Pelton - Perkinsville - Ouston - Urpeth Grange - Birtley - Barley Mow - Portmeads - Birtley Northside - Birtley - Urpeth Grange - Ouston - Perkinsville - Pelton - South Pelaw - Chester le Street - Waldridge Park - Sacriston - Witton Gilbert - Langley Park
- Operating Every 20 Minutes
- Current Service 28 replaced by Service 22
- Current Service 28A Renumbered 28
- Operating Every 15 Minutes
- Service 34/34A is extended to both Langley Park & Birtley replacing Service X25 which would be Withdrawn
- Providing Local Connections to Chester le Street Town Centre
- Providing Connections to Services to Newcastle, Sunderland, South Shields, Washington, Durham, Stanley, Consett & Bishop Auckland
Regarding the first idea - is an increase in frequency justified?
Then with the 34/34A suggestion, I'm not sure if merging some services together is the answer. Both the X25 and 34/34A seem to do alright as it is in my opinion. ''If it ain't broke, don't fix it''.