(06 Apr 2025, 10:46 pm)Storx wrote Yeah definitely, personally I think it's a shame that Stagecoach and NECA haven't worked together as it seems like they've just ignored Stagecoach's warnings about profits.
Working together they could easily done something like splitting the 8 at Pennywell and having one bus an hour doing the 18 to Gilley Law and the other still going to South Hylton and rerouting the 99 to Seaburn instead of Castletown since the 599 already exists doing it.
Would've been a subsidy for 1 bus and actually made one of the routes (99) actually useful. The 8 clearly isn't doing well either so would've killed two birds with one stone and the 18 doesn't run on a Sunday or evenings anyway so there's no issues there either.
Could do one massive loop service.....
99 - Hourly - Monday to Saturday - 7am till 6pm -
Sunderland - Roker - Seaburn - Fulwell - Southwick - Hylton Castle - Castletown - Hylton Retail Park - Pallion - Hospital - Barnes Park - Gilley Law - Thorney Close - Grindon - Pennywell ALDI - Grindon - Pennywell - Pallion - Hylton Retail Park - Castletown - Hylton Castle - Southwick - Fulwell - Seaburn - Roker - Sunderland.
I mean it is a long route and probs would never happen and not even sure how long it would take etc
Maybe take a risk on it?, you never know.