(26 Apr 2014, 9:28 pm)Marcus wrote I suppose the 34 part was taken from the 734. I recall a lot of Chester's services (some of the other depot's seem to be quite strange) were direct decendants with a removed, like the 778 is now the 78, and if I recall the 740 which seemed to get a lot of Deltas (once again, I was quite young), I think became the foundations for the 28. I reckon all north east enthusiasts know the 21 was originally the 724 (the NNRG are doing a rerun of it with their 4710 on August 31 I believe), and also the 723 was the X21?
There was the Northern 810 which went into Hilda Park. Scarlet Band have it now, but no idea what number it is.
The 733 - went straight up Pelaw Bank to Urpeth Grange etc, whilst the 734 went around Pelaw Estate, just like the 34 does now. The only difference being the frequency and extension to Waldridge Park.
The 739/740 were replaced in part by the 28/28a - but from Strange Villa, they follow the 728 route to the Angel and then there is a variation of the old 733 (28a) and 721/727/777 (28).
The 724 was the Bishop Auckland bus and originally, the 722/723 went to Darlington - all via Durham Road, Birtley, Chester etc.