(28 Jan 2023, 8:45 am)Unber43 wrote If DCC were to use the money they got from the GOV, it would be perfect to bring back the 55/62 imo
55 - Peterlee - Easington - Houghton - Doxford Park - Silksworth Lane - Prospect Sunderland (every 60 mins)
61 - Murton - Dalton Park - New Seaham - Ryhope - Queen Alexandra Road - Tunstall Road - Sunderland (every 30 mins)
62 - Peterlee - Easington Village - Easington Lane - Murton - Seaham - Dawdon - Parkside - Station Road - A19 - Doxford Park - Silksworth Lane - Prospect - Sunderland (every 60 mins)
Roughly be a PVR of 8 which could have 8339-46 allocated.
This would make people of South Hetton/Easington Happy as they've got the 55 back, they've only got the 62 with a slightly longer route back for connections.
It would be every 30 mins to Sunderland/Doxford Park from Peterlee/Easington/Houghton (39A too)/ Doxford/Sunderland
I also think the X6 needs either an increase in frequency (i would prefer this one) using Ex-Little Pinks buses which aren't needed anymore, this could also stop the interworking of certain services which still do changeovers at Peterlee.
imo that's just rehashing things, the whole lot needs totally redone imo. Personally I'd do something like this instead:
20 - Every 15 Minutes
20A - Withdrawn (Replaced by 35)
X20 - Withdrawn (Replaced by 35)
33 - Withdrawn (Replaced by 36/37/38)
55 - Sunderland to Boldon (Every 30 Minutes) - Current 35
35 - Sunderland to Langley Park (Every 30 Minutes) - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.90407...7e!1m0!3e0
36 - Sunderland to Houghton Le Spring - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.84235...906869!3e0 (Hourly)
37 - Sunderland to Hetton (Hourly) - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.82766...906869!3e0
38 - Sunderland to Birtley (Hourly) - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.89712...906869!3e0
60 - Remain every 15 minutes
61 - Withdrawn (Replaced by X7)
65 - Same Route (Hourly)
71 - Run 65 route through Northlea
79/79A (Nexus) - Withdrawn
39A Extension - Withdrawn
39B Extension - Withdrawn
82A (Nexus) - Withdrawn
520 (Nexus) - Withdrawn
521 (Nexus) - Withdrawn
X6 - Remain Hourly
X7 - X6 to Dalton Park, 61 Loop around Murton (Every 30 Minutes)
X8 - Old 62 Route
X6/X7/X8 - Combined every 15 minutes
36/37/38 - Combined every 20 minutes
It would do pretty much most your links there anyway plus more.