(04 Apr 2021, 5:21 pm)peter wrote Service Suggestions for Peterlee:
This is based upon the assumption that the X7 will not be returning:
Service 202:
Section between Peterlee and Station Town withdrawn and replaced by service X6. Section between Easington Village and Peterlee revised, now operating via Holme Hill replacing the short journeys between Peterlee and Easington on service 208. Although this extends journey times, passengers from Easington Lane-Easington still have quicker journeys to Peterlee on service 55, while Seaham and Dalton Park have the X6. Would have around 7 minutes layover at Peterlee so no issues there.
Service 208:
Short journeys from Peterlee to Easington withdrawn and replaced by a re-routed 202.
Service X6:
Extended beyond Peterlee to Station Town in place of service 202.
These changes would free up a solo used on the short 208 journeys while also making better use of the X6 timetable which currently has long layover times due to former interworking with service X7.
Associated Fleet Changes:
673/74 remain at Deptford branded X-Lines for service X6
675-78 remain at Deptford repainted and rebranded Black Cats for the 33/38/38A
647-50 transfer to Percy Main repainted and rebranded Little Coasters
698-701 withdrawn from Percy Main
666 transfers to Deptford repainted into fleet livery for the 938
651 transfers to Chester-le-Street
722 withdrawn due to low specification interior
(08 Aug 2021, 12:35 pm)Drifter60 wrote I haven’t done a suggestion in a while, but it seems strange that the new X6 timetable has loads of layover and no obvious interworking yet and GNE are handing customers straight to Arriva in Wingate and Station Town.
Suggestion being >> X6 Sunderland-Seaham-Peterlee-Wingate-Station Town
It would replace the 202 on the same route between Peterlee via Moorcock and A19 to Wingate, giving a much faster bus to and from Peterlee and also providing quicker links further afield to Dalton Park, Seaham or Sunderland than what the 202 does currently.
Departs Sunderland at xx:07, in xx:41 in Peterlee - arriving Station Town xx:02
Leaving Station Town at xx:03, in Peterlee at xx:23, arriving Sunderland at xx:58
So it still only requires two buses.
Came up with a similar suggestion a couple months ago with regards to extending the X6 to Station Town in place of the 202 - definitely think it's an opportunity missed!