Some of these suggestions on here are just fantasy and are out of this world (maybe the moderator could do a separate thread of insane fantasy world of bus routes) lol.
Running a bus service from Sunderland to Hexham is just daft and insane, even if you merge the 56 and 10 together or the X3/X36 merge into the X84/X85, just think of the complications you get if there is a road closed or accidents at one end of the route and then you get the knock on effect for the rest of the route.
If you want to go to Hexham from Sunderland then use the X3/X36 then the X84/X85
GNE couldn't even run a bus service from North Side of the river to the South side of the river in Sunderland (old 29/29A/39/39A also the old 26/36) which there had to cancel due to reliability issues crossing Sunderland.
please be serious making suggestions, god knows what GNE think if there ever look on this website for suggestions, GNE management must be laughing their head off while there counting there £20 notes and sharing them out in the board room so there can light their cigars puffing away like big fat cats lol.
I take your point mate, the point I was making about Sunderland-Hexham is not pure fantasy, as I said, it was mentioned to me as a rumour by a couple of drivers, whether they really believed it I dont know ans could have told me just to amuse me and give me something to talk about and mentioned that it would be a service I would use, but if would be financially viable, I dont know...Must say one thing mind, got to like Mr Malarkeys passion for the ideas he comes up with, he always puts some thought into it and obviously enjoys looking for that 1 idea that may just have us thinking it might just happen. 1 thing I must say, some suggestions I make is always pretty much what I would to myself and dont really think about the viability.
Carlisle Clipper
*New Service* C1 - Carlisle – Brampton
*New Service* C2 - Carlisle – Brampton – Gilsland – Greenhead – Haltwhistle
*New Service* C3 - Carlisle – Brampton – Gilsland – Greenhead – Haltwhistle – Bardon Mill – Haydon Bridge – Hexham
*New Service* C4 - Corbridge – Hexham – Haydon Bridge – Bardon Mill – Haltwhistle – Greenshead – Gilsland – Brampton
Tynedale Links
*New Service* H12 - Whitley Chapel - Dalton - Dotland - Dipton Mill - Hexham - Corbridge - Ovington - Ovingham - Wylam - Heddon-on-the-Wall - Throckley -
*New Service* 681 - Throckley - Heddon on The Wall – Horsley – Corbridge – Hexham
*New Service* 682 - East End - Hexham Town Centre – Corbridge
Tynedale Xpress
*New Service* X83 - Carlisle – Brampton – Greenhead – Haltwhistle – Bardon Mill – Haydon Bridge - Hexham - Corbridge - Stocksfield - Prudhoe - Crawcrook - Ryton - Blaydon - Metrocentre
Other Ideas
Service between Consett and Hexham
Service between Carlisle and Gretna/Annan if Feasable (Xpress Service)
As always, I do like your enthusiasm, comes across as if you love coming up with a new idea and put thought into it, so well done mate...
However, Annan, really, that is really pushing it, if going to Annan, you may as well continue to Dumfries, not that I would put that suggestion, forward...Although it isnt likely to happen, that kind of run would be better for an coach operation