(Today, 12:10 am)Storx wrote Aye definitely, guess it depends if it was an extension though I suppose - don't think they need to do a survey for positive changes.
The 113 is the one which is standing out though, unsure when the tender is up though.
8 -> 8A/113 -> X21 -> X21 -> 17 (and vice versa) would pretty much work on paper and I know Arriva were looking at expanding their services so who knows? Agreed with the cuts in that part though.
Durham contracts are up for renewal in 2026, providing extentions are applied to the current tenders.
Times work although the 8 & X21 would be running around 10-15 minutes apart which isn't ideal but then again, the withdrawal of the X21 left a gap in what was previously a roughly 7/8 minute combined frequency between Darlington and Aycliffe, although the 7 running a 20 minute frequency on a Saturday had already impacted that.