I would have a little shake-up of Washington's "local" services
82 - Concord - Barmston - Biddick - Washington - Lambton - Ayton - Rickleton and Harraton or Barley Mow and Birtley.
Service 82 would run every 30 minutes providing a service between Concord and Harraton or Birtley every 60 minutes. This reduced frequency will be covered for by services 23/23A and 23B. Passengers for Heworth can use revised service 82A....
82A - Heworth - Follingsby Park (Peak Time) - Usworth - Donwell - Concord
Service 82A will run every 60 minutes, providing a link between Concord and Heworth for people of Usworth and Donwell.
85 - Concord - B&Q - Blackfell - Oxclose - Washington
Service 85 will provide a link to Washington or Concord every 30 minutes, passengers for Brady Square or Barmston can use service 86 or 86A
86 - Washington - Biddick - Brady Square
Service 86 will run every hour, providing a link to and from The Galleries
86A - Washington - Glebe - Washington Village Green - Columbia
Service 86A will replace former service 86, which in return replaces the second section of service 85
23 - Washington - Blackfell - Springwell - Wrekenton - Birtley Crem - Birtley - Barley Mow Est
Service 23 will maintain the current route, however, running every hour, with shorter journey's replaced by new services 23A and 23B. This service will be paid for by NEXUS.
23A - Washington Galleries - Lambton - Wear Industrial Estate - Rickleton - Barley Mow Estate - Birtley - Birtley Crematorium
New service 23A will provide alternative links to Wear, Rickleton and Birtley. This will run every hour, providing a link every 30 minutes combined with service 23. This service will be paid for by NEXUS.
23B - Vigo Bridge - Barley Mow Estate - Birtley - Northside Estate - Birtley - Barley Mow Estate - Vigo Bridge
New service 23B will provide a link roughly every 20 minutes at PEAK TIMES ONLY for shoppers within the Birtley area. Service 23B will provide links from Northside to Birtley which have now been lost with the re-routing of service 82/82A. This service will be paid for by NEXUS.
RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions