(20 Oct 2013, 11:13 am)Tom wrote Yeah, maybe Hartlepool then?
Im not trying to shoot you down, its good to see suggestions with new links etc..., Hartlepool is covered by the train to Metrocentre, GNE has the X35 from Hartlepool to Peterlee with a connection to the X9 for onward travel to Gateshead then service X66.
GNE wont put on a bus service with just a handful of passengers even most of them are pensioners, the cost of registering the bus service, cost of the use of the bus, and drivers wages.
There used to be expresses to the Metrocentre years ago, but most of the public use the car now as there can go in there own time and not hang around for a delayed service at bus stops etc..., The metrocentre used to be a place where majority used to go but now times have changed.
GNE used to have the X5 between Hartlepool and Newcastle, but the change of passenger habits lead to the withdrawl of the X5, but the route is still covered as you would have to change between the X35 and the X1 either at Easington Lane or Houghton.