(12 Mar 2024, 9:12 am)cbma06 wrote Wearside bus company (Redby) Service 13 operated from Houghton Church bus stop, same as wear buses dupe 194 operated by metro riders and nationals and anything else the depot could lay its hands on.

Redby used the Wearside bus company name as there said that when Northern split the depots to independent brands like Wear Buses it was too similar to there Wearside bus company brand.

Wearside bus company started to run services again  in front of Wear buses with the 42/26 etc… with some journeys running the full length for through travel between silksworth and pennywell.


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Cheers for this, really good to learn some of the backstory. 

I have the 42 down as Sunderland - Tunstall - Hollycarrside - Silksworth - Shiney Row - Washington.

However, I have nothing down about the 26? Was it a carbon copy of the 126 or did it extend to Washington? 

And are you aware of any other services that ran?

Thanks.