(15 Feb 2013, 10:30 pm)Andreos1 wrote All going from dalton park to sunderland via Seaham (apart from the 265). The x7 isn't much of an alternative with it being hourly, which is why I think it would be best suited avoiding Seaham and duplicating what is already running between Seaham and Sunderland Inc the new bus replacing the 203 (can't remember number).

If the x7 was to call at Dalton Park and then go along the A19 to Doxford Park, surely it is extending the untapped Market, like it does south of Peterlee? I can see that bringing more passengers Inc. Commuters, than the route it is using via Seaham.

As fairly recently as 2004, Durham Council used to secure a service X16 operated by Scarlet Band which operated one return trip a day to Doxford International from the likes of Station Town, Wingate and Peterlee. I can't tell you anything about typical passenger loadings though.

Scroll down to X16 to see the timetable. I won't post the direct timetable URL because I'll be changing it soon.

http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...hp?tid=141

I think the X7 will be good to test the sort of demand that the route receives - and in time maybe we could see changes to X7 and/or X35 to accommodate customer suggestions and changing customer travel patterns.