(23 May 2022, 10:06 pm)F114TML wrote Just spitballing a couple of ideas:The 56/8/9 Covers a lot of the 35 route from Sunderland - Bolden. Really if needs be due to contracts 135/136 could be extended to Heworth as they are only in Mornings and evenings
2/2A: Withdrawn between Silksworth & Sunderland
35/35A: Withdrawn between Sunderland & Heworth, then extended back to Shields, replacing the 20 (no need for the 24). 35A to Rainton Bridge rather than Moorsley now half-hourly all day providing 15-min headway Shields - Sunderland (this is basically how it was before it was diverted to Boldon, just a different frequency).
New route (I'm numbering it the 42 for historical reasons) Silksworth - Sunderland - TEF covering withdrawn sections of 2A and 35.
Whats TEF?
2/A/B
2 - Current Route to Washington then 85 route to Concord.
2A Current Route then Part of the 84.
2B - Sunderland - A690 - Thorney - Grindon - Hastings - 82 Route to Birtley
Every 10 mins.