(14 May 2025, 6:24 am)stagecoachfan wrote It's one of 5 supplied by Alexander Dennis to the "big 5" groups as seed vehicles.
AR/FB/GA/NX/SC74ZEB for Arriva, First, Go-Ahead, National Express (West Midlands) and Stagecoach respectively.
Will it come to Stagecoach Sunderland or is it just for Stockton?
(14 May 2025, 8:41 pm)S830OFT wrote Can anybody remember the original route of the 6 in Sunderland? Just going off other people's version it started at Witherwack went over the QA Bridge via Pallion & ended up at Grangetown but can't find any old timetables or even photos that show the route & where it went.
I know some of the original Sunderland routes had included;
5/5A (Docks - City - Gilley Law - Doxford Park)
7 (Sunderland - Newcastle Road - Witherwack)
12 (Sunderland - Barnes - Silksworth) - Was originally every 10 minutes, combined or competed with the 35 to offer up to 12 buses per hour between the two points & then 18 buses per hour with the 13 once at every 10 minutes between Sainsbury's and Sunderland.
18/19 The original circular version of the route that covered (Sunderland - Roker Park - Seaburn - South Bents - Fulwell - Southwick - Pallion - Royal Hospital - Barnes Park - Springwell - Grindon - Thorney Close - Premier Road - Ashbrooke - Grangetown - Sunderland)
22/23/24 - I believe the 22 was the Evening & Sunday variation that went down to Seaburn Camp via Dene Estate. That still happens on the 23s on a Sunday Daytime. The 23 was how it is now & I believe the 24 missed out Dene Estate & instead just operated down to Seaburn after Fulwell.
There's possibly more routes that were originally there too, although those ones are the ones I remember the most...
There was the 21 too - I think the route was - Thorney Close - Grindon (Greenwood Road) - Chester Road - Central Bus Station
In Thorney close, it did all the small local roads too.
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14/14A - Helmsdale Road - Sunderland - Docks
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Would help if the Bygone era - actually worked.......