(06 Sep 2013, 6:29 pm)2bagstew wrote Why was the 206 timetable cut from 1 per hour to nearly every two hours after a early bus there is a 3 hour gap the same on the afternoon with DCC paying only for last run. DCC have refused to subsidies any further runs.
When the 206 got changed there only kept the journeys that had the most passengers on and cancelled the journeys which wasn't worth it, so by changing the service then passengers who would got on the ones that were withdrawn would all get on the journeys that are running that's why there decided to extend the X35 journeys which terminated and commenced at Black Hall Rocks to Hesleden area and Castle Eden so the bus can run back to Deptford depot empty on the A19.
I sent the following suggestion to GNE quite awhile ago.
Service X35 To run as normal between Sunderland and Hartlepool but every hour
Service X37 Since GNE thinking about running a new service X36 between Sunderland and Newcastle, l had to change my suggestion from X36 to X37. To run this service every hour between Sunderland and Hartlepool providing the 30 minute service on most of this route with service X35 but between Peterlee and Black Hall Rocks to have this service run from Peterlee bus station to A19 roundabout serving East Durham College and A19 slip road then coming off the next turn off south bound then the 206 route to Blackhall Rocks from Castle Eden then normal X35 route to Hartlepool. at present service X35 connecting with service X9 at Peterlee bus station, and service X37 could connect with service X10 at Peterlee sliproad on A19 Southbound. at present theres no guarantee for connection between X35 and X9 so this will be the same as proposed service X37 and service X10 from A19 Peterlee slip road.
providing new links to East Durham College and new links for Hesleden areas to Hartlepool and Sunderland.
Service 201 Same route but extended from Peterlee Industrial Estate to Hutton Henry via Shotton and Wingate to cover the loss of service 206.
Wellfield road and Wingate is covered by the X7 with the loss of service 206.