(23 Jan 2023, 6:30 pm)Drifter60 wrote Still somewhat surprised that the 62 was cancelled in its own right, considering some of the Council funded services that exist. It was certainly one that I would of thought would be worthy of subsiding, especially when Princess Road and Dawdon are left without service or with no buses to Murton/Dalton Park. But then again I do think is it short sightedness of the operator withdrawing it. Always seemed to get decent loads. I still think the 62 Peterlee to Seaham via South Hetton and Murton at least should be brought back and that 61 extension binned off, I still hear people complaining about it ‘looping Murton twice’ etc. feels like it takes forever, I’ve done it once before. 

I hear DCC are using money to fund bus services. I wonder where that’ll be spent. Lots in South Hetton still want the 55 back, seen comments just recently about it. I think the 61 extension just isn’t working.

Wonder if you could do something like this 

62 - Peterlee - South Hetton - Easington Lane - Murton - Dalton Park - Dawdon - Seaham - Station Road - Doxford Park - Sunderland (Stand N) (every 60 mins)
63 - Peterlee - South Hetton - Easington Lane - Houghton-Le-Spring - Doxford Park - Sunderland (Stand N) (every 60 mins)

It can work with the 39A to have a 30 min connection from Houghton to Doxford and Doxford to Sunderland as well as expanded links to Seaham, and I know this is something you don't agree with however I don't know why for the 5-6 mins it takes why not extend it upto Parkside I don't get why they've never done that it just opens links, and lets face it if you need to walk 1/2 a mile or smth for a stop its going to put people off using the bus. 

Also GNE should really move the X20 to Stand N as that is where all the Doxford Park people stand, aswell it should be timed so it leaves like 2-3 mins before the X1 as the X20 always leaves so late.

You could use the X20 Citaros possibly for this. It stops the X20 services which are just out of place at this point. And to go furhter with Doxford Park why did the 20s stop going there it added like 3 mins onto the journey.