(27 Aug 2023, 9:02 pm)Theboyle92 wrote It would be alright if they removed the 2A to biddick and back on an evening as it very very rarely picks anybody up would save around 12/13 minutes that could be split at both ends to allow for any late running diversions etc

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I use that 2A sparingly, but there always seems to be 3-4 others on, most of the time. I'm not sure I'd expect more than that, given it only serves one stop.

I may be wrong, but I've got a feeling that Nexus pay for that short 2A extension on an evening, as they do with the 84/85. It maintains a half hour evening frequency, without sticking an extra bus into the schedule. 

(28 Aug 2023, 7:30 am)User2613 wrote Could the 8 not be extended from Chester to Washington on an evening. Could be timed to give a 30 minute frequency with the 50 and routed through biddick instead as an 8E or something similar. Could be done with 1 extra PVR.

They tried that recently under the 'Better than Ever' gimmick, but it didn't last long. I'd have to dig the timetables out, but I recall the issue was that it ran within 10 minutes of the 50, rather than providing a clock-face half hourly service from Chester-le-Street.