(29 Apr 2020, 10:33 am)LeeCalder wrote There's never been any demand for a MetroCentre bus from Sunderland, that's why the X88 has been carved up more times than a Christmas turkey.
Certain boards on the 183 started and ended in Sunderland (think they were more positioning runs more than anything) and the 188 ran to the Metrocentre too for a period.
Ultimately, I reckon it's easier, quicker and cheaper for the people of Sunderland to drive to the metrocentre - assuming they want to go there - rather than use a service which only covers a proportion of the population in and out of the city. For the majority, that means using a connection and I can't see that being too appealing.