(12 Jun 2014, 7:13 pm)Robert wrote But the X93 doesnt exist anymore...
It would be good if services were like they were back in the day. A service from Sunderland to Crawcrook? Companies would think of doing anything like that but its actually more convenient for the passengers rather than having to get a bus to Newcastle then another bus to Sunderland. Will probably cost less too.
But, how many people actually want to travel from Crawcrook to Sunderland ? I expect the demand just isn't there for that sort of service - I can remember the ran that ran before and it was awful from a customers point of view as it was too slow, hence it didn't last too long in deregulation. For a route that is a "sum of the parts" type of route like Crawcrook to Sunderland, where end to end travel is minimal, it also makes it tricky to explain why your bus from Crawcrook to Blaydon is delayed due to roadworks in Sunderland.
It's nice to have links like these, but they just don't stack up commercially unfortunately.