(28 Dec 2015, 12:43 am)Jimmi wrote In turn, the current 57A partially replaced the previous 33 route which ran Ferryhill - Hartlepool as the 33 route was cut to run Ferryhill - Sedgefield only, still supported by Durham County Council and operated by Scarlet Band, with the 57A replacing the Trimdon Village - Hartlepool section of the 33 running commercially I believe with the 21/21A covering the Sedgefield - Trimdon Village section.
I have heard that rocks and such being pelted off buses was a big problem over that way back then.
First time I ever traveled through Wheatley hill, some delightful little kids threw a stink bomb into the bus. I was heavily pregnant with a sense of smell like a bloodhound (it does that to you) and it was all I could do not to hurl.
Back on topic, I'm on a 22 on the 22<thud>