(06 Jun 2020, 10:39 am)cbma06 wrote Originally the Hartlepool to Houghton section used to be the old 231 then 21A which used to carry on to Chester then Newcastle, but when Chester streamlined there services into the 21 sequences, the houghton to Hartlepool section fell into the hands of Deptford and there extended the service to Sunderland limited stop then GNE screwed the service up with all different incarnations of the service
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I'm surprised they haven't integrated the Peterlee - Hartlepool section in to the minibus network.
The Sunderland - Hartlepool section via Seaham etc is boxed off. The X35/55 or whatever else it is known as isn't going to win on that. It's the bits in between and beyond and by removing the link south of Peterlee, I'd argue they've given up not only on the services, but the passengers in the area.
Train and ANE are clearly the winners. Train for the longer distance stuff to Tyneside, particularly with the new station opening up.