Information on upcoming changes to 9 and X3 in the East Boldon Area -

X3 compromise! See extract from email sent to councillors who responded - 'the results of the consultation regarding proposed changes to services 9 and X3.

Although there was a lot of support for some elements of our proposals, there was a significant concern raised regarding the loss of the direct connection to Newcastle provided by service X3. This concern was also raised by yourselves. Therefore, I am pleased to say that the direct connection from East and West Boldon to Newcastle will remain.

There are fewer passengers using the service than we had hoped, and not enough to cover the costs of the driver's wages and fuel used to operate the service, and which means that it cannot continue in its current form, but we recognise the desire for this connection from the community. Service X3 will therefore continue to operate through to Newcastle hourly on Monday-Saturday daytimes, ensuring that the direct connection is still in place for those who really need it. The proposed X36 will also be introduced on an hourly basis, meaning that there will continue to be a half-hourly express service from North Road and Boldon Asda to Newcastle with Go North East.

Service 9 will remain largely unchanged, and there will continue to be four buses per hour between Boldon Asda, The Boldons and Sunderland.'

Source - https://www.facebook.com/EastBoldon