(17 Oct 2021, 11:03 am)Michael wrote Looks like the extension to Amazon in Washington is doing well, spotted this on Dan's Twitter:

Significant passenger growth on our Connections4 service to
@AmazonUK at Follingsby Park has seen additional duplicate runs added to the timetable, with even more to follow from the end of this month. Excellent that so many of their Associates are choosing bus to travel to work

https://twitter.com/Dan3942/status/1449426585589800962

Looks like more Amazon runs are being added, which is brilliant.

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As the September changes thread was closed, I had to make a new one - couldn't find an existing thread to place it in.

I've noticed this and surprised by how many are using it. I was on the one that got to Follingsby (towards Heworth) at 05.41 on Monday morning, and our bus ended up leaving there pretty much full with standees. Despite a Follingsby-Heworth short departing full when we arrived there.

Same goes on the evening runs too. There's always a good few boarding/alighting there.  

(17 Oct 2021, 11:11 am)streetdeckfan wrote It's a shame there aren't any bus services for Amazon Durham, the nearest bus stop is Bowburn which is quite a trek.
They had a private bus service from Durham but I believe due to low numbers it was withdrawn.

My brother works there, and now has no choice but to get a lift into work every morning as it's impossible for him to travel by bus and get there on time

I know Arriva were asked about it prior to the development being completed, but nothing came of it, and obviously nothing since either. Believe the private bus was only put on for peak season (run up to Christmas)

Its completely bonkers and short-sighted for Arriva to not divert one of their existing services to serve the Amazon site, or to even work with them similar to what has been done for Follingsby or Darlington.