(18 May 2022, 8:01 pm)Malarkey wrote I made a few amendments to my initial suggestions following on from the release of the consultation from Go North East.
Angel 21/22
Newcastle – Gateshead – Low Fell – Harlow Green – Wrekenton (22) – Eighton Banks (22) Angel Of The North – Birtley – Portobello (22) Chester-Le-Street
• Runs from Chester-Le-Street through to Arnison Centre/Durham to Brandon would be replaced by new services X22/X23 & X50. (See previous Service Suggestions)
• The 21 would be streamlined to operate between Newcastle and Chester-Le-Street only at a frequency of Every 10 Minutes Monday to Saturday and Every 20 Minutes on a Sunday.
• New Service 22 will replace current service 25 between Newcastle and Chester-Le-Street operating Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday and Hourly on a Sunday, this would provide a Bus Every 7/8 Minutes between Newcastle and Low Fell/Barley Mow to Chester-Le-Street
Country Ranger 8
Langley Park – Witton Gilbert – Sacriston – Edmondley - Waldridge - Garden Farm Estate - Chester-le-Street - Pelton - Ouston - Urpeth Grange - Birtley - Portobello - Ayton - Lambton – Washington Galleries - Glebe - Washington Village - Barmston Court – Teal Farm - Waterview Park – Castletown – Sunderland
• Country Ranger Service 8 will be revised and will merge with Little Pinks Service 82 from Washington Galleries to Birtley and will then be extended from Birtley to merge with Services 25/34 through to Waldridge Park and Langley Park creating several new local links.
• The Current section of Service 8 between Washington Galleries and Chester-Le-Street will be replaced by the revised Service 50 so that current links are maintained between Chester-Le-Street, Picktree Village, Rickleton and The Galleries.
• Service 8 will operate Every 30 Minutes Monday to Sundays.
• Current Service 8/25/34 & 82 Withdrawn with section of current route 8 between Stanley and Washington replaced by the X8.
X-Lines X8
Stanley - Beamish - Grange Villa - Pelton - Chester-le-Street - Washington - Waterview Park - Royal Hospital – Sunderland
• Service X8 will be reintroduced covering the section of current Service 8 between Stanley and Chester-Le-Street maintaining current links whilst also providing a faster express service from Chester-Le-Street to Sunderland via Washington, Service X8 will run Every 30 Minutes. Monday to Saturday and Hourly on a Sunday.
See for your 21/22 I'd do what I was talking about in the other thread but route wise I'd say
21 - Current Route (Every 30 Minutes)
22 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Chester Le Street - 25 Route to Langley Park (Every 30 Minutes)
23 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - 82 Route to Washington (Every 30 Minutes)
24 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Ouston - Pelton - Beamish - Stanley (Every 30 Minutes)
25 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Wrekenton (Hourly)
26 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Kibblesworth (Hourly)
Which would result in the following frequencies
Newcastle - Harlow Green, Every 7.5 Minutes with the 25 and 26 running in front of the Durham boards giving 10 buses an hour.
Newcastle - Birtley - Every 7.5 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester Le Street - Every 15 Minutes
You've pretty restored everything that was lost with loss of the 25, 28/28A, 29 and 82 which was worthwhile with lots of new links such as Rickleton to Newcastle, Stanley to Birtley, Ouston and Low Fell, Low Fell to Washington, Quicker service for Ouston and Langley Park etc.