(16 Aug 2013, 12:54 pm)cbma06 wrote If the X8 was every hour doing a joint venture with X7 between Sunderland and Peterlee, then the X8 would only need 2 buses, as it will take just under and hour between Sunderland and Hartlepool, as soon as the 09:00 from Sunderland gets into Hartlepool to do the 10:00 back to Sunderland, the next bus on the X8 would be just leaving Sunderland on the 10:00 run to Hartlepool, so the allocation would be 2 buses for X8 and 3 buses on the X7
I wonder how many passengers are using the X35 between Peterlee and Hartlepool that are going to Sunderland City Centre that are having to put up with sitting on the bus via South Hetton, Hetton, Houghton, Doxford Park and also Durham road in rush hour.
I meant a PVR of 5 altogether. 3 for X7, 2 for X8. I must admit buses out of Hartlepool are limited to X35 and 23/22 Arriva service so I'm sure express service to Sunderland would be welcomed and hopefully people would use it.