(20 Oct 2023, 7:30 am)Unber43 wrote I didn't realise any SC Sunderland bus went into Park Lane, I thought they only came in when theyd been in an accident like someone broke a window or driver needed the toilet.

However there is a 16 board which pulls into Park lane once a day, anyone know why this is?

(20 Oct 2023, 7:46 am)Unber43 wrote The E's used to go in all day when did that stop?

(20 Oct 2023, 8:42 am)ifm001 wrote X1 runs to and from Park Lane.

(20 Oct 2023, 7:46 am)Unber43 wrote The E's used to go in all day when did that stop?

(20 Oct 2023, 10:51 am)deanmachine wrote I think it was about May 2017. I only remember that as it's when I started working for GNE and it meant I had to walk to Fawcett Street to get my bus home, the E1, rather than getting it in Park Lane.

(24 Oct 2023, 2:59 pm)V514DFT wrote That'll be about right, i had to get a party costume for my sons 5th birthday party from Sunderland, and i'd  get off the Metro at Sunderland but get back on at Park Lane, and the E's were running into the Interchange back then, would of been end of March/ early April

(24 Oct 2023, 7:48 pm)Andreos1 wrote You can't just leave it at that. 

We need to know more about this party costume.

(28 Oct 2023, 6:43 pm)GrahamD83 wrote When Park Lane Interchange first opened in May 1999 pretty much every Stagecoach service stopped there on their southbound run, with northbound service stopping in Vine Place.

Does anyone know when they stopped serving the interchange?


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(01 Nov 2023, 6:44 pm)big mac wrote To avoid having to pay the fees to Nexus to use the station.  They do the same in Newcastle etc with most buses using Blackett Street etc instead of Eldon Square or the Haymarket.

(01 Nov 2023, 7:20 pm)Unber43 wrote Anyone have the old timetables off 2021, tried to use Wayback Machine but it wont work as you need to search the service it doesnt give you a list

(01 Nov 2023, 6:47 pm)ifm001 wrote What i never understood about this at the time, and even now.  For years Stagecoach/Busways jad used the Central Bus Station in Sunderland which was either PTE/Nexus managed just the same, but rhey never pulled out of there.   Park Lane was purely on the wrong place and the fees was a 'reason' to pull out.

(03 Nov 2023, 4:16 pm)Rob44 wrote Maybe they had a contract that was up when the station was demolished. I remember getting the buses from there when they were PTE owned the Busways employee owned. Maybe its a " stagecoach" cost cutting measure as loads of busways buses used Eldon square bus station when it was under neither eldon square and i dont think many use the new one except x47 x88?

(12 Jan 2024, 10:40 pm)Retro Nero wrote Heard a rumour that E1, E2, & E6 are changing route numbers to 21, 22,  & 26 , can anyone confirm or quash this rumour please

(12 Jan 2024, 10:40 pm)Retro Nero wrote Heard a rumour that E1, E2, & E6 are changing route numbers to 21, 22,  & 26 , can anyone confirm or quash this rumour please

(12 Jan 2024, 10:40 pm)Retro Nero wrote Heard a rumour that E1, E2, & E6 are changing route numbers to 21, 22,  & 26 , can anyone confirm or quash this rumour please

(12 Jan 2024, 10:40 pm)Retro Nero wrote Heard a rumour that E1, E2, & E6 are changing route numbers to 21, 22,  & 26 , can anyone confirm or quash this rumour please

(13 Jan 2024, 8:06 am)Economic505 wrote I hope it’s just a rumour. The ‘E’ is a nod to Economic, as many will know. Shame SNE couldn’t bring back the livery .