Here are a few suggestions I have come up with for bus service coverage in my town of Washington to be improved and to be fairer. Most of my suggestions are based on creating new variations to existing services as well as some new ones. Will these work? : -
Sunderland District Berries 2, 2A and 3, 3A
2 and 2A- Each reduced to hourly to provide a combined 30 min frequency
(New) 3 - Silksworth - Holycarrside - Leechmere - Grangetown - Sunderland - Hylton Riverside - Castletown - Peel Retail Park - Barmston Vilage Centre - Washington Village - Glebe - Washington Galleries (Hourly)
(New) 3A - Washington Galleries - Oxclose - Blackfell - Parsons - Concord - Sulgrave - Peel Retail Park - Waterview Park - Teal Farm - Castletown - Hylton Riverside - - Sunderland - Grangetown - Leechmere - Holycarrside - Silksworth (Hourly)
Reason for suggestion: - This will allow almost all of the villages in Washington to have at one direct bus to Sunderland per hour Mon - Sat daytimes, for work and leisure etc, as well as helping maintain four buses an hour between Sunderland and Silksworth.
Country Ranger Services 7 and 8
(New) Service 7 - Stanley - Beamish - Grange Villa - Pelton - Chester le Street - Picktree - Rickleton - Harraton - Fatfield Bridge - Penshaw - Hastings Hill - Grindon - Royal Hospital - Sunderland (Hourly)
Service 8 - Stanley - Beamish - Grange Villa - Pelton - Chester le Street - Barley Mow - Ayton - Lambton - Washington Galleries - Biddick - Teal Farm - Waterview Park - Hastings Hill - Grindon - Royal Hospital - Sunderland (Hourly)
Reason for suggestion: - Service 7 willl provide a more direct journey between Stanley and Sunderland. Barley Mow will now have a direct link to Sunderland via revised service 8. This service could be extended to serve Birtley to offer more new links.
Service 50/50A
Service 50 - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Arnison Centre - Waldridge Park - Chester le Street - Picktree - Rickleton - Harraton - Lambton - Washington Galleries - Concord - Sulgrave - Peel Retail Park - Cherry Blossom Way - Nissan - Boldon - Chichester - South Shields (Hourly)
(New) Service 50A - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Arnison Centre - Waldridge Park - Chester le Street - Birtley - Portmeads - Portobello - Ayton - Oxclose - Washington Galleries - Concord - Sulgrave - Nissan - Boldon - Chichester - South Shields (Hourly)
Reason for suggestion - On new service 50A ,the old 551 route between Birtley and Washington will be reinstated and offer a second bus per hour (alongside the New Nexus Service 82) between the two places. 50A will offer those in Oxclose a direct bus to Chester-le-Street and Durham, without having to double back to the Galleries to catch a connecting bus.
Little Pinks Services
Service 83/84- Donwell - Concord - Spout Lane - Barmston Village Centre - Brady Square - Biddick - Sainsbury's Car Park - Washington Galleries - Lambton - Ayton - Blackfell Thirlmoor- Armstrong Industrial Estate - Concord - Donwell (Every 30 mins Mon - Sat daytimes - hourly evenings and Sundays)
Services 85/86 - Coach Road Estate - Concord - Wear Industrial Estate - Barmston Waskerley Road - Washington Village - Sainsbury's Car Park - Washington Galleries - Oxclose - Blackfell Knoulberry - Parsons - Concord - Coach Road Estate
RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2