(06 Nov 2014, 3:32 pm)John_R wrote I'd agree with the 84A.
For Service 16 what about going straight down Staindrop Road to Cockerton and then continue onto North Road Morrisons via Brinkburn Road, before heading back on the same route to Mowden. The main problem for the 16 is that Mowden is not very good bus territory, although there may be some demand for journeys from Cockerton to Morrisons. Either way I don't think that Service 16 could survive without its current funding.
Problem with sending it to Morrisons direct via Brinkburn Road would be getting it under the bridge near Morrisons, height isn't a problem but the turn going under the bridge is very tight, I went under that bridge on a Metrorider on Service 15 once due to a road closure following an accident.
The 16 doesn't do too bad between the Town Centre and Mowden but most of the time it gets butchered down North Road because of the very frequent Arriva's services. I think we'll soon find out if it survives as the funding should only be enough to get it until the end of next month, but it hasn't been cancelled yet.