(07 Apr 2020, 3:31 pm)Wybus wrote I've had a look, and the main changes seem to be
2 - journey time sped up so no longer had lots of layover at Vicarage Estate
20 - South Shields to Sunderland part reduced from every 30 mins to hourly
23N - reduced from a 2 bus every 30/60 mins service to every 90 mins full route
25 - reduced from hourly to every 2 hours
28 - reduced from hourly to every 2 hours
29 - withdrawn
30 - reduced from hourly to every 2 hours
33 - now only runs Sunderland to Docks not to Vicarage Estate
38C - now runs as a 38
700/702 - both reduced from every 30 mins to hourly each
Q1/Q2 - no longer runs Gateshead to Newcastle via Quayside
V1 - withdrawn
V5 - withdrawn
V9 - withdrawn
X5 - Lanchester to Durham section reduced from hourly to every 2 hours
X10 - reduced from hourly to every 190 minutes
X21 - now only runs Bishop Auckland to Durham continuing as a 21 to Newcastle
X30 - Consett to Stanley section withdrawn
I worked out, 18 less buses will be needed from this set of changes.
2 – 2 PVR - same PVR
6 – 1 PVR – minus 2 PVR
20 – 5 PVR - minus 1 PVR
23 – 1 PVR – minus 1
25 – 2 PVR – minus 1
28/28B – 2 PVR – minus 1
29 – Minus 1 PVR
30 – 1 PVR – Same PVR
33 – 1 PVR – Same PVR
38 – 1 PVR – Same pvr
700/702 – 2 PVR – minus 1 PVR
Q1/Q2 – 2 PVR – minus 3 PVR
V1/V2/V9 – minus 2 PVR
X5 – 2 PVR – Same PVR
X10 – 1 PVR minus 3 PVR
X21 – 1 PVR minus 2 PVR
X30 – 2 PVR – same PVR
X71 2 PVR – Same PVR
So from Saturday, 33 less buses will be on the road (that includes last Saturday)