Quite a drastic suggestion, although if Hartlepool Depot was ever to close, this would be an ideal way to retain a good level of service for Hartlepool, even though it would more or less double the amount of buses going to & from Stockton and Middlesbrough, it would however try and ensure it is operated in the most cost effective way.

1: Service will continue to operate to it's current form, although short journeys to Seaton Carew will be slightly altered, in order to allow buses to cover a short run to & from Seaton Carew, before running back to Middlesbrough from Throston Grange. In effect the pattern would be:

(Middlesbrough - Throston Grange)
(Throston Grange - Seaton Carew)
(Seaton Carew - Throston Grange)
(Throston Grange - Middlesbrough)

3/3A: Service withdrawn & replaced by service 40. The peak journeys to Clavering are withdrawn.

6: Service will be completely withdrawn, with most sections of route replaced by service 36.

7: Service will be completely withdrawn, with most sections of route replaced by services 34/35.

34: Service extended to Hartlepool & The Headland with an increase in daytime frequency to every 20 minutes & improved evening frequency of every 60 minutes & Sunday daytime frequency of every 30 minutes, although during the day will combine with service 35 to offer five buses per hour to the Headland.

(Middlesbrough | Portrack Bridge | Billingham Grange Avenue | Billingham Shops | Low Grange | The Merlin | A689 | Wynyard Amazon (Peak Times only) | Newton Bewley | The Fens | Owton Manor | Social Club | Rossmere Way | Foggy Furze | York Road | Marina | The Headland)

This service will no longer serve High Grange, with links available to Middlesbrough from the main road on service 36, or indeed the provision of service 35, which will be revised to serve High Grange.

35: Service extended to Hartlepool, although will retain current frequency, combining with service 34 to offer five daytime buses per hour to the Headland.

Journeys towards Hartlepool will serve Wolviston Court before Billingham & journeys towards Stockton will serve Wolviston Court after Billingham. Journeys will no longer serve Kingsway, and will instead service High Grange after Billingham for journeys towards Hartlepool & before Billingham for journeys towards Stockton.

(Stockton High Street | Norton Kennedy Grove | Wolviston Court | Billingham Shops | High Grange | The Merlin | A689 | Newton Bewley | The Fens | Owton Manor | Social Club | Rossmere Way | Foggy Furze | York Road | Marina | The Headland)

36: This service will be returned flagship service it had been with a daytime frequency of every 15 minutes, and will no longer serve Teesside Park.

The service will extend to Clavering after York Road via West View & Hart Station, acting as a replacement for service 6 on this section of route, in addition to the Owton Manor to Hartlepool corridor. The service will continue to stick to the main roads in Owton Manor, with buses into the estates available on service 34/35 & 40.

36A: Service withdrawn & replaced by peak time journeys on service 34 operating into Wynyard Amazon.

37/38: Services revised to no longer serve Teesside Park, and will revert to original route.

39: Service extended to North Tees Hospital, combining & replacing the 59 in full, with journeys revised to operate via Teesside Park.

40: New service that will replace service 3/3A/X40/X41. This service will operate to a Mon - Sat daytime frequency of every 60 minutes.

(Stockton | Norton | Billingham Green | Billingham | Wynyard Village | Wynyard Business Park | Wynyard Amazon | Newton Bewley | A689 | The Fens | Owton Manor | Rifthouse | Catcote Road | York Road | Dyke House | Throston Grange)

59: This service will be renumbered 39 & revised to serve Teesside Park, in order to improve reliability, punctuality & efficiency, aswell as extending onto Park End.