(13 Jan 2015, 8:49 pm)BJ10VUS wrote It is odd that with the reduction of service X36 to hourly, Sunderland to Heworth will get a better frequency during the evenings and on Sundays, in comparison to during the day on weekdays and Saturday!
Isn't the evening and Sunday when Nexus fund it?
At least the bus lane will be utilised by more than just a couple of services during those times :p
(13 Jan 2015, 9:33 pm)Malarkey wrote The Avenue looks a Nightmare for Parked Cars from looking on Google Maps so that would be a big no no, so it would therefore have to go up Harras Bank as you mentioned or Alternatively the B1288/Birtley Lane and then up Fell Bank, I have a feeling it may do the current 83 route into Birtley and up to Northside then back out via Portmeads and Barley Mow Estate.
So therefore the Route could be, Vigo Lane - A167/Durham Road - Sanders Gardens - Blackfell Way - Northside - Portmeads - Barley Mow Estate - Vigo Lane, So basically a One Way Loop of Birtley omitting Fell Bank
To be honest, Harras Bank can be just as bad.
The car park at the doctors is next to useless and a number of patients just park on the main road.
Totally different to a Sunday, when cars park outside the houses on the bank.
The leaflet states it goes via the town centre in both directions.
I am curious to see how the cuts to frequency affect loadings, particularly when Morrisons opens and if the new store increases demand.