if GNE duplicate all of SC routes with cheaper and advertised fares or the same fares im pretty sure they would pick GNE over SC. I know my friends who have to use SC and there family if GNE were to run routes in that area they would 100% switch.

Last time i heart SC in Hartlepool's fleet are dying with mechanics trying there best. SC would probs give GNE Hartlepool and South Sheilds ops for the right money. imo it would be better for passengers.

GNE won’t go onto stagecoach routes , there have to work together as competition is dead in the water, especially when the bus companies have to pay share holders as profits comes first before passengers and the world has changed

Don’t know how true this was but a few decades ago as a was little at the time, but when stagecoach entered first territory in Scotland, first bus decided to fight back and started to mass loads of buses on land in Gateshead area to start running competition with stagecoach Newcastle, stagecoach pulled out of first territory in Scotland, I think this was only a few years after stagecoach purchased busways, maybe there some members on here might shed some light on this.


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Be amazed if GNE actually opted to take over SNE South Shields ops.

Given GNE or rather its predecessors closed down depots in both Jarrow and South Shields and vastly reduced their sizeable (at both times) ops.

Had a thought about if the Peterlee network could be changed for the better (since there's a few on here think it's at risk). I've numbered the new routes in the 86-89 series so hopefully the marketing/branding people can have a field day with the 80s puns.

62A and 201:
• Merged to form a new half hourly route 88.
• Additional fast journeys between Easington and Bracken Hill provided on route X88 in the peak.

87:
• New route from Horden Station to Wingate, via Town Centre and Shotton Colliery.

89:
• New route between Horden Station and Shotton Hall via Thorntree Gill, Town Centre and Oakerisde, replacing part of routes 209 and 210.

206:
• Renumbered to 86.
• Extended to Horden Station, via Crawford Avenue and Horden Hall.

209 and 210:
• Withdrawn, and replaced by other routes.

Services 86 and 89 interwork. The 87 is timed to co-incide with the trains.

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Had a thought about if the Peterlee network could be changed for the better (since there's a few on here think it's at risk). I've numbered the new routes in the 86-89 series so hopefully the marketing/branding people can have a field day with the 80s puns.

62A and 201:
• Merged to form a new half hourly route 88.
• Additional fast journeys between Easington and Bracken Hill provided on route X88 in the peak.

87:
• New route from Horden Station to Wingate, via Town Centre and Shotton Colliery.

89:
• New route between Horden Station and Shotton Hall via Thorntree Gill, Town Centre and Oakerisde, replacing part of routes 209 and 210.

206:
• Renumbered to 86.
• Extended to Horden Station, via Crawford Avenue and Horden Hall.

209 and 210:
• Withdrawn, and replaced by other routes.

Services 86 and 89 interwork. The 87 is timed to co-incide with the trains.

Why 80's? Surely 40's or 60's would be better.

Why 80's? Surely 40's or 60's would be better.

I mean, 43, 44, 45 and 46 could work. Really I was just looking on the GNE website for a large enough run of 2-digit numbers (since operators these days hate 3-digits unless it also has a letter, apparently), and found 86-89 free (didn't really fancy having a gap in them, like how it'd be with the 60s: 63, 64, 66, 68). Didn't really want to duplicate any other numbers.

Btw, that map and timetable was drawn up before the latest round of cuts were announced. Only just got round to posting it here.

I mean, 43, 44, 45 and 46 could work. Really I was just looking on the GNE website for a large enough run of 2-digit numbers (since operators these days hate 3-digits unless it also has a letter, apparently), and found 86-89 free (didn't really fancy having a gap in them, like how it'd be with the 60s: 63, 64, 66, 68). Didn't really want to duplicate any other numbers.

Btw, that map and timetable was drawn up before the latest round of cuts were announced. Only just got round to posting it here.

Fair, I just wondered if there was any history around Peterlee Services and the 80's digits

Fair, I just wondered if there was any history around Peterlee Services and the 80's digits

Not that I'm aware of. Actually I think they've always been numbered in the 200-series (certainly have for the last 20 years at least) but GNE's subsequent messing around with it after they bought Jayline has left the area with more non-200-series buses than 200-series buses that it just felt pointless, and given the fact these changes would basically mean the old Jayline network no longer exists, kinda felt a bit wrong numbering them in the 200s.

Here's the 201 in the 90s, for example: https://thetransportlibrary.co.uk/image/...NBC-21.jpg

Not that I'm aware of. Actually I think they've always been numbered in the 200-series (certainly have for the last 20 years at least) but GNE's subsequent messing around with it after they bought Jayline has left the area with more non-200-series buses than 200-series buses that it just felt pointless, and given the fact these changes would basically mean the old Jayline network no longer exists, kinda felt a bit wrong numbering them in the 200s.

Here's the 201 in the 90s, for example: https://thetransportlibrary.co.uk/image/...NBC-21.jpg

After the 202 was put to the 62, 208 was withdrawn, 206 withdrawn, then brought back, then withdrawn again I think, then brought back, I like the 200 series naming for the Peterlee Services. 

And then you had 265, which is now the 65

The 200-series made much more sense when the network looked like this IMO

Plus the DCC-operated 205 and 215.

The 200-series made much more sense when the network looked like this IMO

Plus the DCC-operated 205 and 215.

I wish peterlee had that demand. 203 really could be introduced again to replace the 71.

Had a thought about if the Peterlee network could be changed for the better (since there's a few on here think it's at risk). I've numbered the new routes in the 86-89 series so hopefully the marketing/branding people can have a field day with the 80s puns.

62A and 201:
• Merged to form a new half hourly route 88.
• Additional fast journeys between Easington and Bracken Hill provided on route X88 in the peak.

87:
• New route from Horden Station to Wingate, via Town Centre and Shotton Colliery.

89:
• New route between Horden Station and Shotton Hall via Thorntree Gill, Town Centre and Oakerisde, replacing part of routes 209 and 210.

206:
• Renumbered to 86.
• Extended to Horden Station, via Crawford Avenue and Horden Hall.

209 and 210:
• Withdrawn, and replaced by other routes.

Services 86 and 89 interwork. The 87 is timed to co-incide with the trains.

I understand what your doing here but working with the current operators (I believe they're subsidised anyway) I'd go the opposite route.

With the black route being an extension of the Arriva X21/X22.
The purple route being an extension of the GNE X6
Then a third town service ran by a Mellor going around all the estates than can't fit anything bigger than a Solo.

(Holme Hill would have to walk to the main road)

Town services never work as no-one wants to go to Peterlee at least with these changes your opening new routes like Blackhall to Seaham and Easington to Sedgefield, Darlington and beyond. Your 89 is already covered by the 24 and the 87 is literally the X21/X22 anyway.

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I understand what your doing here but working with the current operators (I believe they're subsidised anyway) I'd go the opposite route.

With the black route being an extension of the Arriva X21/X22.
The purple route being an extension of the GNE X6
Then a third town service ran by a Mellor going around all the estates than can't fit anything bigger than a Solo.

(Holme Hill would have to walk to the main road)

Town services never work as no-one wants to go to Peterlee at least with these changes your opening new routes like Blackhall to Seaham and Easington to Sedgefield, Darlington and beyond. Your 89 is already covered by the 24 and the 87 is literally the X21/X22 anyway.

Replacing the 206 with the X6 is a good shout, actually (and provides a useful service to Sunderland, unlike the half-arsed and desperate extension of the 55). I could've sworn the X21/X22 go on the A19 after Wingate - evidently not.

I'll be honest, the main goals of this were:
Increase links to Bracken Hill (88 provides this serving Horden and Easington, with the X88 for good measure)
Increase links to Horden Station (87 provides this to Shotton and Wingate)
Replace the 209/210 (extension of the 206 sees most of that off although that section could easily be a route in its own right, the 89 only really exists to serve the rest, and to Shotton because there was space left in the timetable).

While we're here, then the X7 went to Oakerside, did it terminate where my 89 does or somewhere else along Durham Way?

Replacing the 206 with the X6 is a good shout, actually (and provides a useful service to Sunderland, unlike the half-arsed and desperate extension of the 55). I could've sworn the X21/X22 go on the A19 after Wingate - evidently not.

I'll be honest, the main goals of this were:
Increase links to Bracken Hill (88 provides this serving Horden and Easington, with the X88 for good measure)
Increase links to Horden Station (87 provides this to Shotton and Wingate)
Replace the 209/210 (extension of the 206 sees most of that off although that section could easily be a route in its own right, the 89 only really exists to serve the rest, and to Shotton because there was space left in the timetable).

While we're here, then the X7 went to Oakerside, did it terminate where my 89 does or somewhere else along Durham Way?

Just checked the X21/X22 again, it does go on the A19 that was my mistake. The rest of it is covered by the 22/24 instead though which serves most places bar the station. You could always send the 24 to the station though but it's only really Shotton Colliery that would be affected (not sure there's too much demand).

Yeah I could see the Hordon station extensions why I sent them all there as it's a good idea imo. Maybe a case for the X1 aswell so people from Houghton etc could connect to Middlesbrough and beyond. The X21/X22 would give Easington a link and the X6 Blackhall a link and they're arguably the places that would use it.

Just think Easington would appreciate links to beyond, they already have the 22/24, no offence to them can't many working at Bracken Hill, it's such an awkward place to serve though mind.

Not sure on the X7 tbf can't answer. Just think local routes aren't the right move as people don't like changing hence why the 22/23/24 are popular as badly as they're run and GNE is struggling pretty much.

I've had a bit of a rethink, then. Taken on the idea of extending the X6. I've merged the 201 and Horden Circulars and introduced an 87/87A service to Hartlepool, Seaham (87A) and Houghton (87) (which hopefully doesn't make the X6 extension redundent).

EDIT: Slight revision - 87 to Dalton Park, Hetton and Houghton, 87A to Dalton Park, Dawdon and Seaham.

I live in Peterlee and these Peterlee suggestions are really pie in the sky, it will just cause confusing to passengers, most of these extension of services are already covered by over bus services, can’t see GNE going back to Hartlepool, GNE are cutting back on bus services and there haven’t got enough drivers, making a suggestion of extending a service to somewhere else with no drivers available.

200 series of bus service numbers in east Durham area were introduced by DCC for the secured network.

The x7 local failed due to timetable to tight and the bus turned around at Peterlee bus station and not doing the circle route around Pennine drive/Grampian drive and Oakerside, and GNE used the x7 to prop up the X6 timetable so it was more reliable

I’m surprised that GNE has favoured the withdrawl of service 62 than cancelling the x6, the 62 is only adding on matter of minutes and potentially more passengers than service x6


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Extend the 50, You could run it down to Bowburn Amazon if there is enough layover time. 50 can run every 20 mins 8-6pm. And having it serve Bowburn may be enough to have a Durham part of the service run till late.

I think the 50 should run standalone. 

The 24/25(new 5) /26 South Shields Rider (which 26 & 5 being redone) 

With the 24 being every 15 mins, 1 can go onto the 26, another one the 5

In reply to another post on the other thread so I don't derail it.

Not going to lie probably not a bad shout with the curtailing the 39/39A. I'd probably be tempted to curtail the 2/2A at Sunderland aswell tbh.

Then create a new loop service like - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.90201...63!1m0!3e0

Which is part of the 2 and 33 and keeps the link to the hospital including new links from Silksworth and links from Chester Road / Ryhope to Sainsbury's every 30 minutes

Then you'd have the 39 as the current route maybe extended to Houghton like you said

with the 39A running as https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.90450...ee!1m0!3e0 to keep the other 2 links.

There's no real loss of services anywhere but it's pulled a few off the PVR, all minibuses which obviously means they're not the most popular anyway.

If you then interworked the 2/2A/loop service/35 you'd have a 7.5 minute service to the hospital from Sunderland and 15 minute service from Barnes Park and then the 39/39A/loop service/61 at the other side you'd have a 7.5 minute service between Sunderland and Grangetown so the 35/61 aren't the two awkward routes duplicating everything else anymore.

Okay, so from a more realistic view, here's how I'd allocate for the changes. Keeping the E400MMCs at Consett for flexibility but an actual good use for the B5TLs and B9TLs

StreetDeck G2
- 6331-32 - CLS X21
- 6333 - WASH Spare

StreetDeck G3
- 6356-61 - CLS X21
- 6362-75 - WASH X1
- 6376 - WASH Spare
- 6377 - CLS X21

E400MMC
- 6338-40 - X30/X31
- 6341-49- X45/X71/X72
- 6350-51 - CON Spare

B5TL
- 6308-13 - CON - 47
- 6314 - CLS Spare
- 6334-35 - CLS Spare

B9TL
- 6043-46 - CON - X5/X15 (could swap seats & tables from B5LHs)
- 6047 - RIV or CON - Spare
- 6048 - RIV - 58

So my thinking behind the above is:

- E400MMC kept at Consett to allow flexibility for early morning, evening and Sunday workings.

- Newer & proven StreetDecks allocated to the X21, most with the newer higher interior spec.

- 6064 still available at Consett as a last resort spare for the 47/X45/X71/X72 on top of 2x E400MMC.

- Service 47 upgraded with newer vehicles. Most B5TLs on more suitable work with depots nearby at both ends of the route, Riverside have already supported the B5TL so could pick up any issues at the MetroCentre / Newcastle end of the route.

- 4x B5LH can be withdrawn or reallocated to misc workings with more suitable B9TLs allocated in place, with them also doing more suitable work given their history on the X9/X10 and 10/10A/10B.

- 2x extra B9TLs for Riverside in conjunction with changes to service 58.

Is there not a way where the 25/28s/29 could be merged

Is there not a way where the 25/28s/29 could be merged

Don't think it's practical personally it'll be too long.

Extending some 21's would argubly be the best and cheapest solution for the 25 if they work together or it'll terminate at CLS with connections.
I can imagine some super route with the 25/82 doing the other half of the route with the 23 being binned off.
Then for 28/29 just the 28A being subsidised which will be an awfully long journey from Ouston but it's better than nothing. There's nothing down Saltwell Park etc either.

Don't think it's practical personally it'll be too long.

Extending some 21's would argubly be the best and cheapest solution for the 25 if they work together or it'll terminate at CLS with connections.
I can imagine some super route with the 25/82 doing the other half of the route with the 23 being binned off.
Then for 28/29 just the 28A being subsidised which will be an awfully long journey from Ouston but it's better than nothing. There's nothing down Saltwell Park etc either.

I'd say that the 21 every half hour to Waldridge Park would be better. As for Langley Park, it would depend where the demand lies. If mainly local to CLS, a half hourly or hourly extension of the 21 to Langley Park would be best suited. But if demand is mainly to Newcastle, extending the X30 would be a better option with the X31 also replacing the 6 between Lanchester and Stanley. An extended X30/X31 with a PVR of 5x would also give that reliability buffer too.

For the 21 suggestion, you then have the problem of having the same route go to many different places each journey.

I'd say that the 21 every half hour to Waldridge Park would be better. As for Langley Park, it would depend where the demand lies. If mainly local to CLS, a half hourly or hourly extension of the 21 to Langley Park would be best suited. But if demand is mainly to Newcastle, extending the X30 would be a better option with the X31 also replacing the 6 between Lanchester and Stanley. An extended X30/X31 with a PVR of 5x would also give that reliability buffer too.

Not sure the X30 would be the best idea, as you'd leave Sacriston and Witton Gilbert without a service and they're both quite big places really compared to the nothing between Lanchester and Langley Park.

I made a few amendments to my initial suggestions following on from the release of the consultation from Go North East.

Angel 21/22

Newcastle – Gateshead – Low Fell – Harlow Green – Wrekenton (22) – Eighton Banks (22) Angel Of The North – Birtley – Portobello (22) Chester-Le-Street
• Runs from Chester-Le-Street through to Arnison Centre/Durham to Brandon would be replaced by new services X22/X23 & X50. (See previous Service Suggestions)
• The 21 would be streamlined to operate between Newcastle and Chester-Le-Street only at a frequency of Every 10 Minutes Monday to Saturday and Every 20 Minutes on a Sunday.
• New Service 22 will replace current service 25 between Newcastle and Chester-Le-Street operating Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday and Hourly on a Sunday, this would provide a Bus Every 7/8 Minutes between Newcastle and Low Fell/Barley Mow to Chester-Le-Street


Country Ranger 8
Langley Park – Witton Gilbert – Sacriston – Edmondley - Waldridge - Garden Farm Estate - Chester-le-Street - Pelton - Ouston - Urpeth Grange - Birtley - Portobello - Ayton - Lambton – Washington Galleries - Glebe - Washington Village - Barmston Court – Teal Farm - Waterview Park – Castletown – Sunderland
• Country Ranger Service 8 will be revised and will merge with Little Pinks Service 82 from Washington Galleries to Birtley and will then be extended from Birtley to merge with Services 25/34 through to Waldridge Park and Langley Park creating several new local links.
• The Current section of Service 8 between Washington Galleries and Chester-Le-Street will be replaced by the revised Service 50 so that current links are maintained between Chester-Le-Street, Picktree Village, Rickleton and The Galleries.
• Service 8 will operate Every 30 Minutes Monday to Sundays.
• Current Service 8/25/34 & 82 Withdrawn with section of current route 8 between Stanley and Washington replaced by the X8.



X-Lines X8
Stanley - Beamish - Grange Villa - Pelton - Chester-le-Street - Washington - Waterview Park - Royal Hospital – Sunderland
• Service X8 will be reintroduced covering the section of current Service 8 between Stanley and Chester-Le-Street maintaining current links whilst also providing a faster express service from Chester-Le-Street to Sunderland via Washington, Service X8 will run Every 30 Minutes. Monday to Saturday and Hourly on a Sunday.

I made a few amendments to my initial suggestions following on from the release of the consultation from Go North East.

Angel 21/22

Newcastle – Gateshead – Low Fell – Harlow Green – Wrekenton (22) – Eighton Banks (22) Angel Of The North – Birtley – Portobello (22) Chester-Le-Street
• Runs from Chester-Le-Street through to Arnison Centre/Durham to Brandon would be replaced by new services X22/X23 & X50. (See previous Service Suggestions)
• The 21 would be streamlined to operate between Newcastle and Chester-Le-Street only at a frequency of Every 10 Minutes Monday to Saturday and Every 20 Minutes on a Sunday.
• New Service 22 will replace current service 25 between Newcastle and Chester-Le-Street operating Every 30 Minutes Monday to Saturday and Hourly on a Sunday, this would provide a Bus Every 7/8 Minutes between Newcastle and Low Fell/Barley Mow to Chester-Le-Street


Country Ranger 8
Langley Park – Witton Gilbert – Sacriston – Edmondley - Waldridge - Garden Farm Estate - Chester-le-Street - Pelton - Ouston - Urpeth Grange - Birtley - Portobello - Ayton - Lambton – Washington Galleries - Glebe - Washington Village - Barmston Court – Teal Farm - Waterview Park – Castletown – Sunderland
• Country Ranger Service 8 will be revised and will merge with Little Pinks Service 82 from Washington Galleries to Birtley and will then be extended from Birtley to merge with Services 25/34 through to Waldridge Park and Langley Park creating several new local links.
• The Current section of Service 8 between Washington Galleries and Chester-Le-Street will be replaced by the revised Service 50 so that current links are maintained between Chester-Le-Street, Picktree Village, Rickleton and The Galleries.
• Service 8 will operate Every 30 Minutes Monday to Sundays.
• Current Service 8/25/34 & 82 Withdrawn with section of current route 8 between Stanley and Washington replaced by the X8.



X-Lines X8
Stanley - Beamish - Grange Villa - Pelton - Chester-le-Street - Washington - Waterview Park - Royal Hospital – Sunderland
• Service X8 will be reintroduced covering the section of current Service 8 between Stanley and Chester-Le-Street maintaining current links whilst also providing a faster express service from Chester-Le-Street to Sunderland via Washington, Service X8 will run Every 30 Minutes. Monday to Saturday and Hourly on a Sunday.

See for your 21/22 I'd do what I was talking about in the other thread but route wise I'd say

21 - Current Route (Every 30 Minutes)
22 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Chester Le Street - 25 Route to Langley Park (Every 30 Minutes)
23 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - 82 Route to Washington (Every 30 Minutes)
24 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Ouston - Pelton - Beamish - Stanley (Every 30 Minutes)
25 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Wrekenton (Hourly)
26 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Kibblesworth (Hourly)

Which would result in the following frequencies

Newcastle - Harlow Green, Every 7.5 Minutes with the 25 and 26 running in front of the Durham boards giving 10 buses an hour.
Newcastle - Birtley - Every 7.5 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester Le Street - Every 15 Minutes

You've pretty restored everything that was lost with loss of the 25, 28/28A, 29 and 82 which was worthwhile with lots of new links such as Rickleton to Newcastle, Stanley to Birtley, Ouston and Low Fell, Low Fell to Washington, Quicker service for Ouston and Langley Park etc.

See for your 21/22 I'd do what I was talking about in the other thread but route wise I'd say

21 - Current Route (Every 30 Minutes)
22 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Chester Le Street - 25 Route to Langley Park (Every 30 Minutes)
23 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - 82 Route to Washington (Every 30 Minutes)
24 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Ouston - Pelton - Beamish - Stanley (Every 30 Minutes)
25 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Wrekenton (Hourly)
26 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Kibblesworth (Hourly)

Which would result in the following frequencies

Newcastle - Harlow Green, Every 7.5 Minutes with the 25 and 26 running in front of the Durham boards giving 10 buses an hour.
Newcastle - Birtley - Every 7.5 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester Le Street - Every 15 Minutes

You've pretty restored everything that was lost with loss of the 25, 28/28A, 29 and 82 which was worthwhile with lots of new links such as Rickleton to Newcastle, Stanley to Birtley, Ouston and Low Fell, Low Fell to Washington, Quicker service for Ouston and Langley Park etc.

These are great - will anyone listen

Not sure the X30 would be the best idea, as you'd leave Sacriston and Witton Gilbert without a service and they're both quite big places really compared to the nothing between Lanchester and Langley Park.

The X31 would take care of Lanchester running the same route as the 6 after Stanley hence replacing that part of the 6.

But the X30 after Stanley could do:
- South Moor, Craghead, Edmondsley, Sacriston, Witton Gilbert, Langley Park.

See for your 21/22 I'd do what I was talking about in the other thread but route wise I'd say

21 - Current Route (Every 30 Minutes)
22 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Chester Le Street - 25 Route to Langley Park (Every 30 Minutes)
23 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - 82 Route to Washington (Every 30 Minutes)
24 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Birtley - Ouston - Pelton - Beamish - Stanley (Every 30 Minutes)
25 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Wrekenton (Hourly)
26 - Newcastle - Low Fell - Harlow Green - Kibblesworth (Hourly)

Which would result in the following frequencies

Newcastle - Harlow Green, Every 7.5 Minutes with the 25 and 26 running in front of the Durham boards giving 10 buses an hour.
Newcastle - Birtley - Every 7.5 Minutes
Newcastle - Chester Le Street - Every 15 Minutes

You've pretty restored everything that was lost with loss of the 25, 28/28A, 29 and 82 which was worthwhile with lots of new links such as Rickleton to Newcastle, Stanley to Birtley, Ouston and Low Fell, Low Fell to Washington, Quicker service for Ouston and Langley Park etc.

With that 24 link you've pretty much brought back the old 709/728 routes.

I do think these suggestions are sensible but I think whats more likely is the Nexus tinker the 23 to serve more of Birtley.

There probably is some legs in extending the 34 out of Ouston and along Greenford Lane into Kibblesworth and looping into Birtley to at least give links to a 21/X12/23

With that 24 link you've pretty much brought back the old 709/728 routes.

I do think these suggestions are sensible but I think whats more likely is the Nexus tinker the 23 to serve more of Birtley.

There probably is some legs in extending the 34 out of Ouston and along Greenford Lane into Kibblesworth and looping into Birtley to at least give links to a 21/X12/23

Not think they'll bin off the 23? I have a feeling they might and subsidise the 28 instead pretty much throughout with maybe a change of route between Wrekenton and Newcastle (not sure what mind). There's quite a few villages without a bus service on the route. Wrekenton -> Birtley, High H'hold, Pelton Fell etc.

I have a feeling they might try something with the 29 with the other side of the route as it similar serves a lot of areas without a bus with it extended to Birtley then doing the other part of the 23 down to Barley Moor.

Saltwell Park Road doesn't have any buses now either since the 28A, 29 and 69 have all gone so something needs to go around there.

Not a clue what they'll do with the 25/82 though tbh subsidise the new 1 extension to Washington via the 25 then 82 route omitting the estates maybe?