(04 Aug 2022, 11:57 pm)Economic505 wrote Seaham to Sunderland via Doxford and the Hospital? Not via direct if you live in Seaham. It’s set up
to fail straightaway. I can run (as I do) direct via Coast Rd / Ryhope road faster than the bus meanders around Sunderland.

Yes, because no one goes to Doxford or the Hospital

It's one of those routes that isn't really designed for people to go the full length of, like the SC Sund's 18/18A, GNE's 55 or 62/202, but rather for people to go from one end to part-way through (for example, Seaham - Doxford or Hospital (I think Seaham & Murton would really appreciate a direct bus to the hospital); Sunderland - Doxford).