(14 Sep 2020, 9:47 am)ASX_Terranova wrote New service X2 Newcastle - Saltwell Park - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Washington Galleries - Lambton - Harraton - Rickleton - Chester-Le-Street - Plasworth - Frawellgate Moor - Whitesmocks - Durham
New Services X11 & X12 Newcastle - Gateshead - Heworth - West Boldon - NON STOP - Seaham - Dalton Park - Peterlee, then X11 all stops to Hartlepool & X12 all stops to Sedgefield.
New Services 923 & 924 (Peak Times Only) Newcastle - Team Valley - Washington Galleries - Concord (923) - Peel Retail Park (923) - Waterview Park (923) - Castletown (923) - Enterprise Park (923) - Southwick (923) - Sunderland (923) - Lambton (924) - Ayton (924) - Barley Mow (924) - Portobello (924) - Birtley (924) - Chester-Le-Street (924)
Merge 40 and 311.
New Service M1 Newcastle - Metrocentre - Swallwell - Rowlands Gill - Burnopfield - Hobson - Crookgate - Shield Row - Stanley
That X11/X12 should either be in the Arriva or Stagecoach forums imo. Definitely not one for GNE as it's not their area and it'll fail miserably.
Don't really see point in merging the 41(40) and 311 either it'll just double back on itself or miss half the route as it's current form and it doesn't really need deckers either. The Q3 (Battle Hill) and 42 (Rest of route) would be a better service to bung it on the end of imo.
The X12 (needs a different number for obv reason) probably wouldn't be a bad bet as an extension of the X21 as it gives the Trimdoms, Shotton Collery, Seaham and Wingate a direct bus to Newcastle but I'd probably only try it at peaks at first and run it the 23 route through Seaham so it's not too slow rejoining the A19 on Seaham Lane.