(14 Jun 2023, 10:08 pm)peter wrote At this point they may as well extend it through to Darlington/Barnard Castle during the day to replace the 84/85.
I'm also quite surprised Darlington have done nothing about the 3 and the 12 - you could realistically re-route the 16 to cover the 3 and as for the 12, that's Houchen's ever precious bus link to the airport gone
Different local authority for Darlington, so would be different people to go though and Darlington aren't one for supporting much nowadays, 16 is about the only thing that is, would make sense to alter the 16 route to cover parts being left without a service by the 3 being axed round Mowden but would mean there wouldn't be enough time to go down to Harrowgate Hill to serve that small unique section of route, not that it will be the only bit to lose a bus with much of the 3A stops being abandoned.
Sedgefield MP Phil Howell seemingly met with Arriva today and there doesn't seem to be any budging on Arriva's part at least with the 12 and the X21.
Basically, unless local authorities step in, then I think all links proposed to be withdrawn will be gone (few pieces saved like Cockfield on the 6 and the 59 in Trimdon is extended to Durham with Stagecoach running the contract, few evening runs have been saved on the 43 at least too).