(07 Jul 2013, 8:11 pm)Adam Malarkey wrote My Suggestions on possible X8 and a 20A Extension
20A - Bishop Auckland - Spennymoor - Durham - Gilesgate Moor - Belmont - The Raintons - Rainton Bridge - Houghton le Spring - Doxford International - East Herrington - Barnes Park - Sunderland
X8 - Sunderland - Barnes Park - East Herrington - Doxford International - Houghton le Spring - Hetton-le-Hole - Belmont - Durham - Spennymoor - Bishop Auckland
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Now Something Different
Current Form
60 - Parkside - Dawdon - Seaham - New Seaham - Ryhope - Grangetown - Sunderland
61 - Murton - Dalton Park - New Seaham - Ryhope - Grangetown - Sunderland
X35 - Sunderland - Doxford International - Houghton-le-Spring - Hetton-le-Hole - Easington Lane - South Hetton - Easington Village - Horden - Blackhall - Peterlee - Hartlepool
202 - Peterlee - Essington Way - Easington Village - South Hetton - Easington Lane - Murton - Dalton Park - Dawdon - Seaham
New Form
60 - Peterlee - Essington Way - Easington Village - South Hetton - Easington Lane - Parkside - Dawdon - Seaham - New Seaham - Ryhope - Grangetown - Sunderland
61 - Peterlee - Essington Way - Easington Village - South Hetton - Easington Lane - Murton - Dalton Park - Dawdon - Seaham - New Seaham - Ryhope - Grangtown - Sunderland
About express service between Sunderland and Durham via Houghton etc.., theres no demand for this service and this is why the X20 got withdrawn due to low patronage.
Theres no demand to extend the 60 or 61 from Seaham and Murton to Peterlee via Easington Lane, been done before on the 152/162 and later 202 and ended up Durham Council paying for this service until GNE stepped in and took it back commercial as there were due to lose the contract to rival company.
There should renumber half the journeys on service 60 as 62 and extend the service from Seaham to Peterlee direct then maybe down to Hartlepool, which will give Arriva run for there money on there service 23.
About having an express from Sunderland to Middlesbrough via Hartlepool wont work as the Hartlepool to Middlesbrough section is heavy territory by Stagecoach services
(08 Jul 2013, 12:31 am)CatsFast101 wrote I would do this;
60/60A: Sunderland-Grangetown-Ryhope-New Seaham-Seaham (Every 7-8 Minutes)
60: Parkside via Dawdon, every 15 minutes & 60A: Murton via Dalton Park, every 15 minutes.
238: Sunderland-Ashbrooke-Leechmere-Ryhope-Dene House Road-Seaham-Dawdon-Northlea-Westlea
Hourly
71: Chester Le Street-Great Lumley-Fencehouses-Houghton Le Spring-Seaton-Station Road-Seaham
Half Hourly.
265: Hourly, will omit Westlea.
215: Hourly, Seaham & Murton Circular.
service 71 extension: theres no demand for a 30 minute service between Seaham and Houghton, luckily enough it doesn't warrant a service every 2 hours between Houghton and Seaham, I already mentioned to GNE awhile ago to run service 71 from Chester-Le-Street to Seaham then Sunderland every hour and then the other half hourly service would extend from Houghton to Peterlee via the 923 route, the 2 services would have 2 new numbers and could be put under the East Durham Brand.
About the 215 hourly, Seaham & Murton Circular. There will be no demand for this service as the 202 and 265 operates between the to areas.