(10 Jan 2014, 7:39 pm)gtomlinson wrote Birtley does not need a link to anywhere else, especially not Hetton or Dalton Park.
Seems a bit OTT
That's like saying Pelton doesn't need a link to Rickleton, but it has one doesn't it, My general thought for the 71 was making it more commercially viable Service by extending it in both Directions without following the 21 to Newcastle, so I opted for the X25 Route in that Direction, I did also consider extending to Sunderland from Houghton, but that would be pointless as there is Numerous Services unless it was to follow the 238 Route to Sunderland, But then I thought it would again be Pointless so I decided to extend it via Hetton and Dalton Park to Seaham as I thought it would be more Profitable for GNE.