(06 Aug 2013, 8:46 am)Andreos1 wrote The 638 was Sunderland - Rickleton at one point, with the 777 not running on a Sunday or evening.
When the 638 ran to Heworth, pretty sure that was when the 777 was introduced on a Sunday for the short working to Rickleton.
The evening runs for the 777 - couldn't tell you to be honest. By the mid/late 90's when it did run late, I never had need to use the section before Harraton/Fatfield - it was always the bit after. Its last run towards Sunderland terminated on the A19 junction at Pennywell though, before running light to Chester.
I can't remember the 638 terminating at Low Fell though. Where would it have turned around? To be honest, if it had ran to Low Fell, I probably would have used it.
Spent an hour looking through old leaflets and then thought I bet its already in the bygone area.
http://northeastbuses.net78.net/archive/...r1986d.jpg
Talking to a Washington driver this evening he thinks the 638 never went to Rickelton, the 776 was the service that terminated there until the 777 was introduced. He remembers doing the 638 to Ryton and later Crawcrook and the Evenings to Low Fell and later Heworth. He also remembers doing the 777 from Rickelton to Sunderland then a 140 to Doxford Park and back to Sunderland then the 777 back to Rickelton.