(06 Jun 2022, 12:46 pm)wibblejunior wrote A few fictional services I've had in mind are:

219: Peterlee Bus Station - Shotton Colliery - Wingate King's Road - Vicarage Estate - Station Town - Hutton Henry - A19 - Wolviston - Billingham - Norton High Street - Norton Road - Stockton High Street - B6541 - Middlesbrough Bus Station
Basically similar to the old 211 route (https://www.northeastbuses.co.uk/bygone/...st2009.pdf) but additionally stopping in Shotton Colliery, Hutton Henry (in both directions) and Stockton.

X90 (coach service) - Darlington - Newton Aycliffe - Rushyford - A689 - A1(M) - Bowburn - Shincliffe - Durham University - Durham City Centre - Framwellgate Moor - Chester-le-Street - A1 - A184 - Newcastle Coach Station
Basically gives Darlington and Newton Aycliffe a direct bus link to Newcastle. The number comes from the service from Darlington to Newcastle previously run by Stagecoach (https://www.northeastbuses.co.uk/bygone/...st2000.pdf). Would also work as a faster alternative to service 7 between Darlington and Durham, and gives Durham University and Bowburn a direct service to and from Newton Aycliffe and Darlington.

89 - Bishop Auckland - Coundon B6287 - Leeholme - Windsor Terrace - A689 - Rushyford - Chilton - A689 - Bradbury - Sedgefield - A689 - Wynyard The Meadows - Wynyard Wood - The Wynd - Wellington Drive - Wolviston - Billingham - Marsh House Avenue - A689 - Greatham - A689 - B1277 - Hartlepool Victoria Road - Hartlepool Marina
Gives Chilton and Sedgefield a more frequent, more direct link to Bishop Auckland. Also gives Sedgefield a link to Billingham and Hartlepool, and gives a link to Wynyard and Wolviston, which do not currently have a regular bus service. The route number "89" is derived from the A689, and is a separate service from the existing 89 from Bishop Auckland to Escomb.

So your 219 is basically the x9 route , which in turn was the 211 route when there purchased ok travel, running both directions in Hutton Henry won’t work as the bus can’t get over the island to go southbound on a19 due to a19 traffic, this is why buses were pulled off going eastbound at Hutton Henry, GNE didn’t favour the new x9 via 211 route through wingate as it will add too much timing issues will occur, since the x10 covers the x9 route through billingham etc, there’s no need for the 219 route, there’s little or no demand at present to extend the freq , also bus companies are presently and in nearest future services will be getting reduced to cover the high running costs, bus companies are businesses and if there start losing profits then services will be getting reduced and getting the taxpayers to fund the services.


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