(05 Jan 2021, 10:33 am)Drifter60 wrote The difference would be that this isn’t an additional service it would replace service 20 in that area, so vehicles and resources would be unchanged. Also Ryhope, Seaham and Parkside don’t have anywhere near the congestion of Durham, Gilesgate and the A690 so while the route length may not be remarkably different it would I’d suggest improve reliability.
From personal experience, the 60 is harder to keep on time than the 20. Either service aren't too bad currently in all honesty, but swapping the Durham bit for the Seaham bit definitely isn't something to do in search for reliability. See the 9 and 61 for example.