(09 Aug 2023, 5:11 pm)Drifter60 wrote X1 change is a good move giving South Hetton a bus to Hetton/Houghton and beyond every 15 minutes. A few oddities that the last bus which extends to Peterlee is later on a Sunday than a Saturday, surely later on a Saturday would have been better. 47 again is a good change with a few extra journeys to/from Consett.
Interesting that the 33 is part of BSIP funding. I’m not huge fan of public money propping up bus services, but we are where we are - it’s shame nothings been done to restore the 202/62 in full without the round the world trip in Murton. I know losing links to Seaham and Spectrum from South Hetton/Easington was raised by some when it first changed.
It reads as though the only part of the 33 that is funded through the BSIP is the City Centre to the Docks section, replacing the 38, which is increased from hourly to half hourly.