(15 Aug 2026, 12:06 am)Jimmi wrote The following Darlington services have variations registered, effective 27 September:
1, 3, 7, 8/8A, 9, 10, 17, 18/18A, 19, X66/X67
Includes the 17 being extended to Darlington Arena, 18 being merged with and replacing the 16 running from West Park to Harrowgate Hill (18A being an evening and Sunday variation which I think includes elements of the daytime 17 route) and the 19 being extended to Newton Aycliffe.
86/87 Darlington to Stockton via Stillington introduced, 27 September
28 & X2/X3/X3A also has variations, effective 27 September.
Whitby Park & Ride P1/P2 has a variation from 1 October before the 2026 season ends a month later.
In terms of the Mowden area contract:
The 17 is as now Town Centre-Mowden-Hummerknott-Mowden-Town Centre. It then extends to the Arena via Neasham Road and Geneva Crescent to the Arena.
The 18 is as now Harrowgate Hill to the Town but additionally serves Glebe Road. From the town centre it follows the 16 route to Mowden Shops before serving Edgecombe Road in both directions to them resume the route to West Park.
The 18A is the evening and Sunday version - this is West Park to Arena.
As mentioned, the 86/87 will be solely operated by Darlington depot - but as I understand it, the two X66 workings previously worked by Stockton will be returning there to free up resources at Darlington.