(24 Aug 2022, 5:50 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote I've said previosuly but wouldn't necessarily expect mega cuts at Sunderland as they basically implemented the frequency reductions that were already planned - plus their main services generally appear to be doing pretty well in terms of loadings.  The 18 presumably will be secured if/when they finally pull the plug, but it's only 2 vehicles anyway (of which one is needed for scholars at either end of the day) so not a great release of vehicles there.  In Sunderland, the 8 would be the other potential for a frequency cut maybe?

Aye agreed, only little things I think might happen is the 3/4 being dropped from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes or the 20 being dropped to every 12 minutes etc. Little changes that won't really impact people tbh but drop the PVR a bit.

It's Hartlepool and South Shields I have a feeling might get clattered. Both are low cost units which means to me don't make any money and that was before Covid not to mention Stagecoach conveniently moving the E's which are decent routes to Sunderland randomly.

Hartlepool I wouldn't be surprised to see desperate changes like which tax payers will no doubt have to fund alternatives:
1 - Dropped South of Seaton Carew
3/3A - Dropped altogether
6/7 - 6 withdrawn, 7 route extended to the South Fens via the 6 route and evening extension
36 - Extended to replace the top half of the 6

The place has been a basket case for years hence the lack of investment, low cost units etc.