(17 Aug 2017, 4:46 pm)Dan wrote 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
Of course there is going to be a higher demand for a bus service when a business park like Cobalt employs almost double that of Doxford International, my argument is that once again Go North East have cut a service in order to improve reliability of the Sunday daytime service, this being due roadworks etc around Durham and elsewhere along the route, however the 20 continues to serve Doxford after 17:30pm on Sunday every half an hour, and on an improved frequency compared to the X5 during the day from September 3rd, are you telling me with the ability to analyse, right down to the bus stop, that more people use 20 during the evening on a Sunday than they do during day when shifts are usually 10 till 4, no I really don't think so.