(08 Jan 2019, 6:51 pm)GNE6312 wrote687HexhamRiding millA68CastlesideTow lawWest auklandStaindropBanard castle
Every hour
Estimated journey time: 71 mins (journey times from google maps)
Departure time from hexham: on the hour 8:00-20:00
Arrival at barnard castle 11 mins past each our 9:11-21:11
Departure times from barnard castle: 20 past the hour (9 min layover at barnard castle) 8:21-21:21
Arrival at Hexham: 31 mins past each hour 9:31-22:31)
(08 Jan 2019, 7:20 pm)S830OFT wrote Pointless, it doesn't even serve the Town of Bishop Auckland, also I can't see many fare paying passengers on it as it doesn't connect them with many major retail or leisure faciltys. Also considering the mileage the proposed driver has done, 9 minutes is the best that he or she can be offered. Should really think of where people want to go before flooding the suggestions thread with unnecessary suggestions.
I would probably agree that it'd be worth diverting into Crook and Bishop Auckland and even then the only scope would probably be a summer ramblers service maybe?
Looking at the timing... Google tells me following A695, A68, A688 and A67 it takes 1 hour 10 minutes from Hexam to Barnard Castle, which is pretty much what you had it as. I'd suggest adding a bit more time for it to actually stop for passengers. As a comparison Google maps says it'd take 22 minutes to drive route 43 including it's detours through Ushaw Moor and Esh Winning. Arriva's timetable states the jouney time at 26 minutes and still can't get them to run on time!