(23 Jun 2015, 5:16 pm)Michael wrote Service 9 and 80 changes:
Current PVR for routes:
Service 9 – 7 PVR
Service 80 – 4 PVR
New route:
Service 9: Sunderland - Fulwell - Boldon - Hedworth - York Avenue - Jarrow - Tyne Tunnel - Percy Main - Royal Quays - North Shields - Hawkey’s Lane - Billy Mill - North Tyneside Hospital - New York - Cobalt - Howdon – Wallsend
Service 9 and 80 merge making a new route and linking Sunderland to Cobalt - Takes 96 minutes – Every 30 minutes – PVR 7 (1 bus may added for layover etc)
Branded "Cross Tyne" - using Scania's
Couldn't be branded Cross Tyne as the 80 interworks with the 40/41 in Wallsend.