(16 Feb 2016, 11:05 pm)kMichael wrote It was the 8 first then when the 8 moved to via Hylton retail, the only buses to Washington on Chester Road, Hastings Hill is the 2/2A.
The 2/2A was longer way to the Washington Galliries, the 8 was classed as slightly quicker.
After looking at old timetables, i can confirm my suspicions about the X8 (now 8A) and 2A/2C (now 2/2A) not replacing service X2 between Sunderland and Washington directly. They may, however have contributed to its withdrawl in layer years.
I have posted 3 images below. One of which is the Red Arrows and Lime timetables, both from 28th October 2007 and the cover and map from the Silver Arrows timetable from 26th October 2008. With them both referencing (well, only one does that), I think service X2 was replaced indirectly by the services rather than one replacing the other straight away. (I'll have to do 3 dofferent posts to get all the attatchments up - hoefully i do it quickly enough so they all merge)
