(22 Aug 2014, 8:23 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote 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.
What about this?
M3 M2 M3 M2
Heworth Interchange – 05, 20, 35, 50
Concord Bus Station arr – 19, 32, 49, 02
Concord Bus Station dep – 22, 37, 52, 07,
Washington Galleries arr – 41, 56, 11, 26
Washington Galleries dep – 47, 02, 17, 32
Birtley Station Lane - 07, 23, 37, 53
M2 M3 M2 M3
Birtley Station Lane - 13, 28, 43, 58
Washington Galleries arr. -34, 48, 04, 18
Washington Galleries dep. – 38, 53, 08, 23
Concord Bus Station dep. – 57, 12, 27, 42
Concord Bus Station dep. – 00, 15, 30, 45
Heworth Interchange - 12, 29, 42, 59