(13 Apr 2024, 12:35 pm)col87 wrote A few ideas I have been thinking for Country Durham and Teesside / North Yorkshire network. ( Yes I know it’s unlikely before any says it ) but it is surprising they have not made more use of East Yorkshire especially when Arriva is struggling in the Whitby area.
X1, X2, X3 X4
X1 extended to Hartlepool. Current route to Easington Lane then via Dalton Park and A19 to Hart Village and Throston Grange Estate to University Hospital of Hartlepool. Then limited stop to Hartlepool Town Centre and Interchange.
Every 60 minutes to Hartlepool and every 30 to Easington Lane and Dalton Park.
X2 Newcastle to Peterlee every 30 minutes limited stop via X1 route to Easington Lane then via Murton, Easington Village and Hordon to Peterlee Bus Station.
X3 Newcastle to Darlington via Nissan, Concord, Washington, Framwellgate, Bishop Auckland, Darlington. Every 60 minutes
X4 Newcastle to Seaham. As above to Washington then limited stop to Seaham via Chester le Street via 71 route.
X6 X7.
X6 Every 30 as now to Peterlee every 60 to Hartlepool. Peterlee to Hartlepool via Hordon, Castle Eden and Hart Village.
X7 Stockton - Sunderland via North Tees Hospital, Stillington, Sedgefield, Wingate, Peterlee then direct to Seaham. Seaham then limited stop to Sunderland. Every 60 minutes.
East Durham network as now
Teesside new services.
19 Middlesbrough Bus Station, Middlesbrough Railway Station, Riverside Stadium, South Bank, Grangetown, Eston Square.
20 Riverside Park, Middlesbrough Railway station, Middlesbrough Bus Station, A66, Stockton, Yarm, Teesside Airport
21 Stillington, North Tees Hospital, Stockton, Teesside Park, Middlesbrough
22 North Tees Hospital, Stockton, Preston Park, Yarm
25, Transporter Bridge/ Port Clarence, Billingham Town Centre, Billingham Green, Norton, North Tees Hospital, Roseworth, Stockton.
33 Middlesbrough Bus Station, Newport Bridge, Billingham Stores, Billingham Town Centre, Wolviston, Wynyard Amazon.
East Cleveland
3 Loftus, Saltburn, Redcar, Redcar Morrisons
4 Saltburn, New Marske, Redcar, Kirleathem
82 Redcar, Guisbrough, Great Ayton, Coulby Newham Parkway Centre.
Hartlepool Services
H1 Hartlepool University Hospital, Town Centre, Greatham, Wolviston, North Tees Hospital,
12 Headland, West View, Raby Road, Town Centre, Tesco, Seaton Carew
16 Tesco, Church Street/Interchange, Town Centre, Ward Jackson Park, Elwick, Dalton Piecey
17 Asda/Marina, Town Centre, Westbroke Avenue, Catcote Road, Greatham
32 Interchange, Town Centre, Ward Jackson Park, High Tunstall, Bishop Cuthbert, Trimdons, Sedgefield, Ferryhill, Bishop Auckland.
Open Top seasonal Services
101 Seaton Carew - Navigating Point
102 Seaton Carew - Maritime Museum
103 Seaton Carew - Town Centre / Ward Jackson Park
Seasonal Express Services
x95 Hartlepool, Billingham, Stockton, Yarm, then direct to Whitby then limited stop to Scarborough via Robin Hoods Bay.
Personally, don't agree with some of these. imo the Hartlepool to Sunderland, Seaham and Newcastle journeys should be by train. I know there's problems with fares and frequency but that should be the solution rather than having stupidly long bus journeys which are suspectible to delays in too many spots.
For the other Durham journeys I agree but imo they should be based around a hub at Durham instead with fast services all linking together there.