(12 Mar 2024, 10:24 pm)GDK1425 wrote 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.

The 42 you mentioned came later under Redby name using double deckers, which were the 42/43 with a slight variation on route, with wear buses sticking a bus in front of them using 242/243.

Yea the 26 was same route as wear buses 126 at the time but commenced from crowtree leisure centre bus stop outside central bus station, but wasn’t an even timed service.

There were loads of services, but can’t remember them all, those were the days when you get to a bus stop and you literally can go anywhere than now with no competition left and all for profit and charge what there like and make you go when and where you go, some other members might be able to remember alot more of wearside bus company


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