(13 Mar 2015, 10:51 am)ross13 wrote I think the darlington consultation is still on the arriva website and from what I read a final decision will be announced in april sometime, I Still think that the 1 should be extended to lingfield point at peak times as there is a few people i know who work up there and live in shildon and they are not happy about losing the service

I can't access the page because I have already filled it in but I think it may be closed now, if they are going ahead with changes I expect they will be planning them now to send off to VOSA as the planned date for changes is May 17th and need to give 48 days notice before changes come into affect.

The issue is no-one was using the service between Darlington Town Centre and Darlington College during the daytime. Also the 19 can't interwork with the 3 if the changes go ahead because it is planned to merge the 3 with the 14 to Skerne Park.

People living on the 1 route who use the service to get to Lingfield Point haven't been the only casualties of Arriva cuts losing their direct service it was the same for New College students who lost the 7 running direct to Framwellgate Moor, although there is 3 journeys to Fram on a morning and 3 return journeys on an evening, the evening journeys are too late in my opinion. Let's also not forget that the 1 used to run to Lingfield Point half hourly throughout the daytime too.

I can see Arriva going ahead with all the changes on their survey and any other changes they have planned.