Go North East are losing money so why not create dead runs into services which basically run the dead route. Only routes where I would add dead run routes will be here

Q3 you could do the XQ3 or smth and presumably it runs via the A1 so why not run the XQ3 Metrocentre - Great Park at peak times. Tbh that could be a park and ride for the metrocentre. 

X1, for starts at Easington Lane/Peterlee I dont think there is a lot you can do, as a lot of them would just go on the A19 from the Depot so that would be useless I think. Unless you were to do the early mornings from Easington Lane to start at Dalton Park. 

X6 - any runs from Peterlee to the Depot should just run the X6 Service back. 

X21 - West Auckland to Riverside Dead runs, West Auckland - Bishop Aukland - Durham - A690 - A1 - Gateshead. 

2/2A - any dead runs to and from silksworth should just be either the 33 or 35A

6 - Dead runs to and from metro should operate the X45 to Metrocentre/Consett 

10/10A/10B/643 - any service which runs dead from Metrocentre/Riverside to Hexham should be called the 10X and just literally two stops Metrocentre & Hexham Bus Station, thats it Via A1 & A69. 

20/20A - any dead runs to and from durham should be named the X20 and just literally run Sunderland - Doxford Park (X1 Route) then Non-Stop to Durham vice versa

21 - Any dead 21 runs from Durham to Riverside, just call them the X21 and do the X21 route to Newcastle. 

39/39A/39B - any dead runs to/from Doxford Park, run it as the X20 to Doxford (vice versa), aswell 39B dead runs to and from Washington run it as the 8. 

58 - Any dead runs to/from Gateshead run as the X58 from Follingsby or even Concord. 

60 - Any Dead runs from New Seaham run it the way it would go dead name it 60A or smth

78 - any dead runs to/from CLS run as X78

All of these may only get a few passengers but really atleast thats some income and routes the drivers would basically already be doing dead. And you never know routes like the XQ3 (or whatever) may actually have some potential in them.