(15 Jun 2023, 6:09 pm)Busu284 wrote Been sent a screenshot of the date and the new 59 by Stagecoach from Hartlepool to Durham will start on the 9th July
From Paul Towells Facebook:
?BUS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TRIMDON?
From 9th July 2023, the tendered service 59 will be extended to run between Durham and Hartlepool via Trimdon, restoring the links of the 57A withdrawn earlier in the year.
I am very pleased that we a new provider has been secured to restore the links of the Arriva 57A that linked Trimdon to Durham and Hartlepool.
Durham County Council have been working with Stagecoach to bring the route back. The route will continue as the 59 and will commence from 9thJuly.
The timetable frequency for customers on the service 59 is largely restored, offering journeys from Monday to Saturday from morning until early evening. However there are several changes to timings for customers in Trimdon on the new timetable compared to the previous 57A.
Heading towards Durham, most daytime journeys will leave at 33 minutes past the hour (previously 45 minutes past the hour). The first bus is at 07:21 (previously 07:30) and the last bus is at 17:43 (previously 17:55).
Heading towards Hartlepool, most daytime journeys will leave at 21 minutes past the hour (previously 41 minutes past the hour). The earliest bus will be at 07:01 on Mondays to Fridays (previously 06:26) with the last bus at 19:31 (previously 19:53).
For passengers returning from Durham, the service 59 will leave at 30 minutes past the hour during the day (previously 00 minutes past the hour) with the first bus at 07:10 (previously 06:45) and the last bus at 18:40 (previously 18:15).
For those travelling from Hartlepool back to Trimdon, most journeys will leave at 00 minutes past the hour (previously 09 minutes past the hour). The first bus will leave at 08:00 (previously 06:54) with the last bus at 20:10 (previously 20:24).
I thank Cllr Elizabeth Scott, who has the transport portfolio at DCC and her team for listening to the needs of residents and finding a solution.
The team have been working on this since the service got with drawn in April. They are now working on all the other services that have been cut by Arriva such as the X21.