(31 Dec 2014, 4:29 pm)Michael wrote Ye, surprised as i thought they might of gone ahead with only having it do... Castletown to Seaburn. 

Guess someone managed to convince Go North East that there was still a demand for the 99 for the Castletown - Silksworth section of the 99 route! No doubt on another six month probation period (similar to X3 and 27X as recent examples) for it to prove itself, and if things don't improve...

Beginning as an experimental service, service 99 aimed to provide a new bus link from Silksworth to Seaburn, via the Royal Hospital and Castletown. Unfortunately whilst passenger numbers grew initially numbers have remained low except for a few busy journeys and as such the service is just not sustainable to operate in the longer term. Passengers can use service 2 from Silksworth to travel to the Royal Hospital, or to connect to other services at Park Lane Interchange to Castletown.