(25 Dec 2023, 7:57 pm)Storx wrote There's some many corridors in Durham which are more important that Derwentside.

Routes like the 25/725, 56 (ANE), Bishop locals, 71, X21 to Darlington (ANE), maybe X70, evening services pretty much all over the place should be much more higher priority.

For the X70.......could do something like.......

X29 (every 60 minutes)
- Current X72 Stanley to Sunniside then current X30/X31 to Newcastle

X30 (every 60 minutes)
- Unchanged

X31 (every 60 minutes)
- Current Stanley to Sunniside then as per X70/X71 but via Lobley Hill Estate

X70** (every 60 minutes)
- Original route before withdrawal

X71** (every 60 minutes)
- Same as now

** Could possibly interwork the X70/X71 with the 47 in Consett to give faster 'through journeys for people travelling from parts of Consett not covered by the X45.

Would give Stanley a direct link back with Gateshead and help re-instate the X70 in a more sustainable way.

X29/X30 - Up to every 30 minutes
Sunniside, Whickham, Dunston, Newcastle

X30/X31 - Up to every 30 minutes
Fast - Stanley, Sunniside, Newcastle

X70/X71 - Up to 2 buses per hour
Consett, Burnopfield, Sunniside, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, Newcastle

X31/X70/X71 - Up to every 20 minutes
Sunniside, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, Newcastle

X29/X70 - Up to 2 buses per hour
Dipton, Sunniside, Newcastle

By no means 'perfect' and probably some gaps still left void, but better than now with fewer resources than last time.