(06 Apr 2025, 11:17 pm)Michael wrote 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.
Aye could do. See personally I think I'd try and integrate the 18 from Seaburn to Sunderland into a new E route so you'd have something like
E1: 18 from Sunderland to Seaburn, current E1
E2: No Changes
E6: No Changes
New Route: Current E1 running direct via Coast Road in South Shields.
It would be a good use of BSIP funds and would give areas which are currently poorly served and enhance the Sunderland to Roker and South Shields Funfair to South Shields frequencies which really struggle in the Summer. The new route would be ideal for open top buses aswell.
You've got 5 minutes or so to play around with the new route if there was a little diversion you could think of. I'm unsure what though.