(08 Apr 2018, 4:03 pm)S830OFT wrote 14: Throckley - Lemington - Blaydon - Winlaton - Rowlands Gill - Burnopfield - Stanley.
New route offering a new link to Stanley from Blaydon and Winlaton.

X19: Alnwick - Amble - Ashington - Bedlington - Blyth - Seaton Sluice - Whitley Bay - North Shields - Royal Quays. New route to offer a faster link to North Shields from Ashington and Bedlington. Also allow Blyth a new link to North Shields and Royal Quays.

(12 Apr 2018, 3:32 pm)Ds1197 wrote Am I the only person that thinks it would make more sense for the X9/X10 to serve Bolden cinema surely it get more passengers then it does from testos roundabout

(08 Apr 2018, 4:03 pm)S830OFT wrote 14: Throckley - Lemington - Blaydon - Winlaton - Rowlands Gill - Burnopfield - Stanley.
New route offering a new link to Stanley from Blaydon and Winlaton.

X19: Alnwick - Amble - Ashington - Bedlington - Blyth - Seaton Sluice - Whitley Bay - North Shields - Royal Quays. New route to offer a faster link to North Shields from Ashington and Bedlington. Also allow Blyth a new link to North Shields and Royal Quays.

(12 Apr 2018, 3:32 pm)Ds1197 wrote Am I the only person that thinks it would make more sense for the X9/X10 to serve Bolden cinema surely it get more passengers then it does from testos roundabout

(12 Apr 2018, 3:32 pm)Ds1197 wrote Am I the only person that thinks it would make more sense for the X9/X10 to serve Bolden cinema surely it get more passengers then it does from testos roundabout

(12 Apr 2018, 4:36 pm)N1cholas wrote It would be good for it to serve boldon cinema but the only problem this would have is it would take away the ability to divert the x9/10 off the A19 due to bad delays, especially around testo's roundabout, which will get worse once the major project starts later this year/start of next year to create a flyover

(12 Apr 2018, 7:17 pm)Adrian wrote I don't see why it would need to serve Boldon Cinema? It would only increase a journey time that is long enough, now that some detour into Dalton Park.

(15 Apr 2018, 2:58 pm)Panasonic44 wrote Crusader express to compete with the Metro.

(21 Apr 2018, 10:26 am)Andreos1 wrote 53/54 to merge with the 29.
Haven't quite been able to work out the best way of doing it yet.

Feel free to offer help or advice.

(15 Apr 2018, 2:58 pm)Panasonic44 wrote Crusader express to compete with the Metro.

(23 May 2018, 10:27 am)S830OFT wrote Service Suggestion:
2: Silksworth - Tunstall - Hollycarside - Grangetown - Sunderland City Centre - Fulwell The Grange - Cleadon - Harton Nook - South Shields. 
Service increased to Every 12 minutes, extended to South Shields to replace services 20/20A/X20. The service will no longer serve Toward Road and will instead operate direct to the interchange. Service 2A will be withdrawn.

X4: Seaham - Mill Inn - Seaton - Hall Lane - Houghton - Fence Houses - Shiney Row - Non Stop - Washington Galleries - Heworth - Gateshead Interchange - Newcastle. New Express Service from Seaham to Newcastle, the route will operate to Houghton replacing service 238, the service will then operate segments of the 4 route missing out The Arts Centre and Concord. The service will also drop into Rainton Bridge at peak times allowing service 921 to be withdrawn.

X6/7: Revised to serve all stops on Coast Road and the Village Memorial Stop, it will not serve Hollycarside and will operate straight to Grangetown. It will also no longer serve Burdon Road.

20/A/X: Revised to operate Sunderland to Durham only.

33: Silksworth - Barnes - Royal Hospital - Sunderland City Centre - Ashbrooke - Leechmere Asda - Hollycarside - Esdale Estate - Tunstall Bank. Service revised to serve the Hospital, no longer serve Durham Road and The Docks. The service will recieve a new 30 minute frequency and operate the old 38/238 route aswell. 33A withdrawn.

35: Revised to serve Silksworth instead of Durham Road and the Hospital. The 33/35/36 combined will offer 6 buses an hour between Silksworth and Sunderland.

38/238: Withdrawn

39: Doxford International - Ryhope - Grangetown - Toward Road - Sunderland City - Royal Hospital - Pennywell - Shiney Row - Lambton - Galleries. Frequency decreased to Every 20 minutes, in Pennywell the service will operate Anti Clockwise but cut out at the Industrial Estate. The service will then operate the 2 route to the Galleries. 

60: Revised to operate Every 15 minutes and serve Toward Road.

77/77A: The Docks - Sunderland City Centre - Royal Hospital - Chester Road - Barnwell - Biddick - Galleries. 
New daytime services revised to replace segments of service 2A and 33.

238 Revised to operate Hall Lane to Barnwell only.

PVR Weekday Daytime:
2: 11
X4: 3
X6/7: 4
20s: 13
33: 4
35: 8
39: 9
60: 6
77/A: 4
238: 1

(23 May 2018, 10:50 am)cbma06 wrote X4 been done before and didn’t work out.

Service 60 should extend to South Shields on 10 minute service and terminate the 20 at Sunderland.

Keep the x6/x7 via burdon road as it quick access to the city centre than hiking all the way from the interchange.


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(23 May 2018, 6:44 pm)Andreos1 wrote Do they need the 60 to cross the river, when the 9 does the same?
I think offering a cross-river service from a different direction is the best option.

How about the 2? Send that to Shields rather than Silksworth and have the 36 fill the gap left by the 2 between Sunderland and Silksworth.
It would also reinstate the historic connections between Ryhope and Houghton.
The 2 going to Shields would also ensure a direct connection to the hospital for those areas on the north side that lost it a few years back.

(23 May 2018, 7:07 pm)cbma06 wrote There wouldn’t of withdrew the 141 if there was a demand of that service between those 2 locations. Service 60 should of been the service which went to shields and not service 20. Between shields and hospital, there’s nothing wrong with passengers changing over between bus services in Sunderland as there’s a high freq service to catch to finish there journey. Can’t see them diverting the 36 via ryhope replacing service 2 on that section.


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there’s nothing wrong with passengers changing over between bus services in Sunderland as there’s a high freq service to catch to finish there journey.

(23 May 2018, 7:13 pm)Andreos1 wrote

As for the 141/Ryhope - Houghton.
I dont think there is enough traffic for a service operating purely between those points.
To integrate it in to a route that goes well beyond those points (unlike the 38 that went to Rainton Bridge and continued to do so even when shifts started), I think there would be enough to sustain it.

(23 May 2018, 9:07 pm)S830OFT wrote Service Suggestion:
35/35A: Sunderland to Low Moorsley only.

36: Extended back to Town End Farm.

64: Withdrawn 

67: Metrocentre - Bensham - QE Hospital - Fewster Square - Wardley - A184 - Boldon Cinema - Asda - Downhill - Town End Farm - Hylton Castle - Castletown - Southwick - Sunderland. Extended to Sunderland replacing service 35. The service will  no longer operate Sundays but will operate Hourly Monday to Saturday daytimes.

67A: Metrocentre - Bensham - QE Hospital - Felling Square - Heworth - Wardley - A184 - Boldon Cinema - Asda - Downhill - Town End Farm - Hylton Castle - Castletown - Southwick - Sunderland. New service to operate Evenings and Sundays only, it will NOT serve Fewster Square and instead operate via Felling Square to Heworth. It will then replace serve 35A but additionaly serve Wardley. 

69: Extended from Wardley to Fellgate Metro to offer a direct link to QE Hospital. It will also serve Heworth Interchange.

95: Gateshead - Teams - Team Valley - Lobley Hill Road - Lobley Hill. This service will feature services 64 and 95 combined into one route, the service will serve the Teams Estate twice, one for journeys to Lobley Hill and one for journeys to Gateshead.

Analysis: 
Town End Farm getting better buses?
At The Moment there is currently 2 GNE buses an hour to Sunderland (35).
This proposal offers 3 buses an hour to Sunderland Monday to Saturday with that continued on Sunday with the 135/136. However Passengers for Boldon will only have a hourly bus service, with Sunday and Evening journeys put to Hourly aswell. Additionally there will be new links availble and a faster route to QE Hospital without having to get service 56 from Hylton Castle. It will also offer passengers a link to the Metrocentre aswell.

PVR:
35: 4
36: 7
67: 4
67A: 4 Evenings and Sundays only 
69: 3
95: 1

(30 May 2018, 8:48 pm)S830OFT wrote Service Suggestion:
688: Allenheads - Allendale - Hexham - Acomb - Hexham - Slaley - Whittonstall - Shotley Bridge - Consett. 

Service 688 combined with service 689 to allow some journeys to carry on past Hexham. Journeys from Allenheads will not serve Acomb and will operate to Consett, whilst journeys from Allendale will operate to Acomb. 
The service will operate up to every 2 hours between Allendale and Hexham, whilst Allenheads, Whittonstall and Consett have a bus every 4 hours = 3 or 4 trips. Service 680 from Bellingham will also serve Acomb.

Advantages:
1. Extra buses Monday to Friday between Hexham and Consett
2. Cross Town Connections 
3. More clear timing for the bus instead of it being at random times 
4. Same amount of Saturday journeys between Hexham and Consett 

Disadvantages:
1. Less frequent by several minutes between Allendale to Hexham 
2. No longer serving Hexham Aldi
3. Allenheads looses the afternoon 2 hour frequency

(01 Jun 2018, 7:00 am)Tyne_Traveller wrote Another disadvantage.... it's over 31 miles and would need to be tachograph or split at somewhere logical mid-route!