(06 Sep 2022, 3:04 pm)F114TML wrote I don't get the bus to work even though I get it free. And that's simply because of the fact the 61 now runs at rather inconvenient times for getting there - in fact I just looked at my pre-July 24th timetable for it, and the timings are much more convenient, and I don't even mind getting another bus or the 10-15 minute walk to get from the city centre to the depot. Also 3 of the 4 times I actually did make the effort to get the bus, I ended up driving into work because it didn't even show up! (In fairness, one of those times was delays incurred due to the A19 being shut, but the cancellation didn't appear on twitter until I was getting in my car - some 20 minutes after it was due)

My friend goes to Sunderland College and lives in South Hetton, he has to be there an hour early because of the inconvenient times. And not to mention how busy the 61 is now with the 30 minute frequency and the cancellations. If you ask me that and the 65 should both be deckers.