(09 Jan 2014, 6:49 am)nk55 wrote What would you do with 71?. Maybe divert it via new lambton or extend up to hall lane via the old 141 route.
My plan would be to extend a half hourly 21a from chester to langley park, renumber the X25 as the 25 and extend it via the 71 route to houghton.
Yes i agree at most points during the day its quiet but it does have its busy runs and it does attract a good base of fare paying passengers between houghton and fence houses and lumley to chester.
I would renumber it the 21a and send it to Newcastle, maybe extend it beyond Houghton to somewhere in County Durham (Dalton Park via Murton?).
It worked and carried a greater number of passengers prior to its cancellation and the introduction of the 71.
Simplifying the route between Chester and Newcastle has had its negatives. The 71 being one of them...
As for your idea, that re Langley Park and 25, that could work.
The short link between the hubs of Houghton and Chester, isn't working.
A through route or two could.