(02 Jul 2014, 3:58 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote It won't happen, but:-
once an hour: Seaham, Houghton, Fencehouses, Lumley, Chester, Birtley, Team Valley, Newcastle.
once an hour: Seaham, Dalton Park, Hetton, Houghton, Fencehouses, Lumley, Chester, Birtley, Team Valley, Gateshead Interchange.
Numbers crossing the county border are poor - those on the Durham side use Chester as a hub. Houghton or Washington on the other side.
However, the 71 does provide a link between Houghton and Chester, which is used (although not as much as it could be or was on the 21a).
If the services end points were extended, new links would be opened up and through passengers would add to the short hop passengers.
So you basically want to resurrect the old 735 service?
Western Ave doesn't lead to Saltwell Rd. Which way would you have it run?
I meant Eastern Avenue not Western Avenue as I incorrectly stated.
If it were my suggestion I'd probably route the service via Whitehall Road/Prince Consort Road to provide new links and also to avoid potential congestion on Bensham Road.