(07 Jul 2013, 6:00 pm)Andreos1 wrote Sunderland - Dalton Park (I'd suggest via A690, Dox Park, A19) - Murton, Easington Lane, Haswell, Wingate, Quarrington Hill, Coxhoe, Spennymoor - current X21 route to Bishop. Bit of a dogs hind leg, but not certain of best/most populous route to Bishop from Dalton Park
Would make more sense when there is a prescence in the town already.
At least that route will serve villages etc.. for connections to Sunderland and Bishop Auckland.
It was forseen that the Pronto X20 was never going to work out in the end, yes it did well between Durham and Bishop but the Sunderland to Durham section was not worth it, maybe the new X8 Sunderland to Bishop Auckland would benefit more passengers if it went through the key villages and to run via Peterlee Bus Station for onward connections and vice versa from the other Expresses, and lure Arriva Passengers onto GNE bus services.