(12 Apr 2016, 4:46 pm)AIG20 wrote I don't think 22079-82 have long left at Sunderland!
I don't think service 12 will be withdrawn completely - it is in a combined registration with services 3 and 13. See below:
PB0002404/20 - BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD T/A STAGECOACH NORTHEAST, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, NORTH BRIDGE STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR5 1AQ
Variation Accepted: Operating between Town End farm, Hylton Castle and Doxford Park given service number 13/12/3 effective from 05-Jun-2016. To amend Route and Timetable.This would suggest that Stagecoach are going to aim to co-ordinate a streamlined frequency with these services, on the shared corridors. Services 12/13 from Sainsbury's at Silksworth through to the City Centre, and likewise services 3/13 from the City Centre through to Hylton Castle.
The result of changing the timetable on services 3 and 13 will undoubtedly result in changes to other services, due to the interworking pattern. Services 4 and X1 both have runs which are formed by the vehicles on services 3 and 13, if I recall correctly.