(03 Mar 2015, 5:44 pm)Malarkey wrote 50 - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Arnison Centre - Plawsworth - Waldridge Park - Chester le Street - Picktree Village - Rickleton - Harraton - Lambton - Washington Galleries - Concord - Nissan - Waterview Park - Boldon - West Harton - South Shields
- Frequency upgraded so the Service operates Every 20 Minutes
- Service 82A is Withdrawn
- Three Cadets from Washington would then be Transferred to Percy Main in Exchange for Scania Omnicities (5247/48/49) which would then be Transferred to Chester le Street
Service 82 will also be upgraded in Frequency to operate Every 20 Minutes from Birtley Northside to Concord, and Every 30 Minutes towards to Heworth, Furthermore there will be a Route change around Birtley to help improve Reliability, route will be as follows.
Coming from the Washington direction, Barley Mow Estate - Portmeads - B1288 - Birtley Northside - Blackfell Way - Birtley Town Centre - Harras Bank - Fell Bank - Portmeads - Barley Mow Estate, This will mean the Service will not have to duplicate stops around Birtley which adds significant time to the timetable, a simple one way loop will also decrease passenger confusion as what side of the road they should be standing on to board the Service.
The current route around Birtley is as follows, Barley Mow Estate - Portmeads - Fell Bank - Harras Banks - Birtley Town Centre - Blackfell Way - Birtley Northside - B1288 - Birtley Town Centre - Harras Bank - Fell Bank - Portmeads - Barley Mow Estate.
God i got on the 82 today from Usworth to the Galleries.. i forgot it went around the world!, the 82 would be better if it went one way around Birtley, as it seems pointless atm.
I can't comment on numbers on the 50... (like most routes haha), however a lot of people seem to get on at Concord or the Galleries, in both directions.