(22 Dec 2023, 9:48 pm)solsburian wrote Something like the reinstatement of a service to Woller would have been better than the 777 IMHO, but the BSIP madness continues.Wooler hasn't really lost much in terms of links as such in the last 20 odd years as far as I can tell from some guides, granted the 470 was binned off about a year ago but it seemed very lightly used aside from the school journeys which remain to an extent as the 869. with 473 diverted via some of the old 470 route, didn't help that the 470/473 had to be timed closely together too cos of the school times making Alnwick to Wooler direct journeys not particularly attractive, same with the 267/464.
Wednesday 710 was cut to to only run as far as Morpeth a few month back (still running to Newcastle & the Metrocentre on Saturdays).
Wooler is actually getting a long lost link restored in January with some BSIP funding as two journeys per day on service 418 (which will now be operated by Borders Buses from January 3rd) are being extended beyond Belford to Wooler, although I imagine its also to remove the need of remote changeovers at Belford as the 464 is having its timetable altered too, Berwick meanwhile gains extra evening and Sunday journeys on service B1.
Shame Durham County Council have yet to really do anything with BSIP funding, restoring the X21 from Peterlee to Darlington would be nice!!!