(22 Aug 2014, 8:17 pm)Tom wrote I will have ago at coming up with something now.
The Wear Ind Est/Rickleton section is rarely used in experience - the 8 and 2's are frequent enough as it is to/from the Galleries.
Obviously the link from Birtley to those places are lost.
Stand alone 8 diverted via Birtley and then pick up route in Rickleton?
It could be similar to the old 551 route.
You can then send the m2/m3 via Lambton and Ayton, missing out the underused section.