(17 Aug 2017, 4:36 pm)Malarkey wrote While there maybe a total 3 Buses an hour and alternative ways of making connections to other services, those who work Sundays at Doxford International are still losing a frequent service and more importantly direct links, whether that be to Sunderland and South Shields or towards Houghton and Durham.
If compare that to other Business Parks locally such as the Quorum and Cobalt on a Sunday, the service provided is poor.
Quorum on a Sunday: Arriva X7/X8 - Hourly = 2 Buses
Arriva 52/54 - Hourly = 2 Buses
Stagecoach 62 - Half Hourly = 2 Buses
Four Lanes End is also only 10 Minutes walk offering connections region-wide on the Metro, and to service 55 and 63 also.
Cobalt on a Sunday: Go North East 309 - Half Hourly = 2 Buses
Stagecoach 22 - Every 20 Minutes = 3 Buses
Coast Road is a short walk where you can catch the 57, 306, 308 and 310 which all operate frequently.
Maybe the simple answer is that there is more demand at other business parks on Sundays?
Approximately 14,000 people are employed at Cobalt Business Park, while just 8,000 are employed at Doxford International. For that reason alone, I would assume that there is less of a demand for bus services to Doxford International? Or would you still suggest that there should be an equal number of buses serving the business park on a Sunday, despite there being fewer workers at one than the other?
Let's not forget that bus operators have the ability to analyse, right down to the bus stop, how many passengers board a service each day. If a lot of people were using the 20 service through Doxford Park on a Sunday, I very much doubt the company would cut it.
Doxford International source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxford_In...iness_Park
Cobalt Business Park source: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/...e-11174568