(14 Nov 2021, 1:27 pm)N1cholas wrote The 35 and X20 are both half hourly services so how is the 20 left with the section on its own for 40 mins? the 20 runs every 15 mins so even if the X20 is retimed 5 mins later there is still a chance the 20 and X20 will run behind each other from park lane to the board inn and vice versa, the 35 serves sunderland royal hospital so offers different connections to the 20 so passengers will wait for the 35 if that is where they need to be, then you have all the stagecoach services running up ad down durham road too, there is plenty of choice for users to use up durham road so retiming a couple will make no difference at all to this busy corridor

In fact when the 35 leaves it meets up with X20 at Toby Carvary. And the 20 is left for arounf 40 mins, as X20/35/55 all leave within 10 mins of each other. And the 20 normally leaves with the X20 or 55.

(14 Nov 2021, 7:05 pm)Keeiajs wrote In fact when the 35 leaves it meets up with X20 at Toby Carvary. And the 20 is left for arounf 40 mins, as X20/35/55 all leave within 10 mins of each other. And the 20 normally leaves with the X20 or 55.

It's kind of irrelevant either way, if people are going to Houghton they're going to get the X20 or 20, very rarely do people jump on the 35 or 55 even if there's a bit of a gap til the next quick bus. The 35 and 55 are more for people going to the places they exclusively serve and not Houghton itself.

(14 Nov 2021, 1:51 pm)Storx wrote The timetables are the least of the issues imo on this type of corridors. The thing that is worse is the numbers being all over the place so people will just let them go anyway regardless as it's a different number totally so 'probably' takes another route.

They really need to assign blocks in particular in Sunderland and try and assign numbers so all the routes along each corridor have a block of numbers.

8/78
2/2A/39/39A/78
60/61/62/2/2A/39/39A
20/35/55/X20

8 = 8
78 = 7
2/2A = 70/71
39/39A = 72/73
60/61/62 = Leave the same
X6 = X60
35/35A = 35/34
55 = 36
20/X20 = Leave the same

Means the blocks would be instead:

7/8
7/70/71/72/73
60/61/62/70/71/72/73
20/35/36/X20

Then you can just say catch the 7's upto every 5 minutes along Chester Road or catch the 60's/70's to Grangetown similar to what everyone does with the 40's in Newcastle to Gosforth or the 60's to Killingworth. I also don't like A's for the sake of it.

You could also change the peterlee purples to be renumbered. I must say the number 70-73 doesn't really work, as you have the 73 from Sunderland - Concord, and 71 seaham-cls

(14 Nov 2021, 7:51 pm)Keeiajs wrote You could also change the peterlee purples to be renumbered. I must say the number 70-73 doesn't really work, as you have the 73 from Sunderland - Concord, and 71 seaham-cls

Could also change the brand name to little purples, then you can have the 204/204A and 59 in that brand as anyone knows if Peterlee does the 204 then you probably going to see a Peterlee purple solo on there , also the 38A service wouldn’t have Peterlee branded , you don’t see Washington mini network as Washington pinks


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(14 Nov 2021, 3:53 pm)Dan wrote Without wishing to get this thread too off-topic (I don't know what relevance the 71 has to Peterlee Purples), wasn't the 36 timed to co-ordinate with the 35..?

If I remember correctly, the 36 kept the same timetable on the Chester - Houghton as the original 71.

Will make sure it's in the relevant thread next time I reply to your post about the 71.
Sorry for continuing on with a subject you brought up