DELEGATED DECISION
REGENERATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
21/03/2011
Proposed Changes to Subsidised Bus
Services
Report of Transport
Adrian White – Head of Transport
1. Purpose of the Report
1.1.
To seek approval to make changes to subsidised bus services in order
to reduce the level of payments to bus companies in response to the
reduction in Government’s funding support for Local Authorities.
2. Background
2.1.
The County Council currently spends around £4.5m supporting bus
services which are not commercially viable and would otherwise not
operate. This accounts for around 20% of all bus services in the county
and is mainly used to secure buses during evenings and Sundays and
to serve some of the less populated areas of the county.
2.2.
The Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP), as agreed at
Council on 23rd February 2011, includes a savings proposal of
£990,000 against the budget for supporting bus services. In addition,
the Government have also made a direct cut to the Rural Bus Subsidy
Grant of £322,477 giving a total saving necessary in this budget area of
£1,312,477.
2.3.
The action to reduce spending has been programmed to make the full
saving in 2011/12. This should enable a greater degree of stability in
the supported bus network over the remainder of the MTFP period.
3. Consultation
3.1.
In anticipation of the Government’s spending cuts, a general public
consultation was undertaken during the autumn to ask users which
type of services should be given priority for retention:
a. Services during Monday to Saturday daytimes
b. Services during evenings
c. Services on Sundays and Bank Holidays
3.2.
A total of 268 responses were received, expressing the following
priorities for retaining services:
Mon-Sat daytime
57%
Mon- Sat evenings
29%
Sunday/Bank Holidays
14%
3.3.
In addition, County Councillors received a summary of the proposals
and were invited to ‘drop-in’ sessions where officers were available to
discuss the proposals in more detail.
4. Proposals
4.1.
Reflecting the above consultation outcome, a proposed programme of
service reductions was put forward, on the following basis:
4.2.
A complete cessation of support for Sunday services.
4.3.
Major economies in support for evening services, with only core routes
retaining a service beyond approximately 8pm.
4.4.
A small proportion of the savings will be achieved from economies in
Monday to Saturday daytime services, including: renegotiated contract
terms; adjustments to reflect recent changes in commercial services;
rationalisation of small/lightly used services taking account of the
provision of the county-wide dial ride service (Link2), which will remain
unaffected by the proposals.
4.5.
Full details of the proposals cuts and changes are included in Appendix
2.
4.6.
Reductions in contract prices have been negotiated with operators
where appropriate. There will also be a reduction in the income
credited to the Council as a result of the reductions in services, which
can only be estimated at present as we can not be certain how current
users will react to the reduced services. However, we estimate that
overall these changes will deliver the revised budget provision as
outlined above,
5. Summary of the impact of the proposals
5.1.
It is unavoidable that spending reductions on this scale will have a
significant impact on the provision of services operating under subsidy.
However, these currently make up only about 20% of the whole
network, with the rest provided by the operators as commercial
ventures.
5.2.
The subsidised services are inherently less well used, so despite the
cuts in subsidised services more than 95% of bus passenger journeys
in County Durham will be largely or entirely unaffected by the MTFP
actions.
5.3.
On Sundays, while a core network will continue to operate
commercially on the busiest routes, the withdrawal of all subsidised
services will mean many places will have no bus service at all.
5.4.
On weekday evenings, most parts of County Durham will continue to
have a service up to around 8pm, with the best-used subsidised
services continuing until late evening albeit with some reduction in
frequency.
5.5.
During weekday daytimes it is estimated that at least 95% of the
population will still be served by a regular bus service operating at least
once per hour (and in many cases much more often). All areas that are
not served by conventional services will continue to be served by the
Link2 “dial a ride” between 0800 and 1800 on Monday to Friday.
6. Implementation
6.1.
The cuts are planned to take effect on Sunday 17 April in most parts of
the County and 29th May in northwest Durham (in order to align with
service changes in the Gateshead area).
6.2.
As any delay in implementation will require deeper cuts in services in
order to achieve the savings necessary in 2011/12, the statutory
registration process has been started in anticipation of the changes but
can be withdrawn, should approval of this report not be granted.
7. Recommendations and reasons
7.1.
It is RECOMMENDED that approval is given for the implementation of
the proposed reduction in funding for subsidised bus services as set
out in paragraph 4.5.
7.2.
Reasons: In order to allow the necessary MTFP savings to be made to
the bus subsidy budget in 2011/12.
Background papers
Correspondence and consultations – Passenger Transport office files
Contact:
Andy Leadbeater Tel:
0191 372 5377
Appendix 1: Implications
Finance
Spending reduced to comply with reduced budget provision of
£3.331million for subsidised bus services.
Staffing
N/A
Equality and Diversity
The changes may impact on many areas of the
County in relation to access to services. A full
Equality Impact Assessment has been prepared.
Accommodation N/A
Crime and Disorder
N/A
Human Rights
N/A
Consultation
A general public consultation was carried out in Autumn
2010. All Local Members were briefed on the proposals
and were invited to drop-in sessions to discuss details.
The proposals were detailed on the Council’s website.
Procurement
The proposals required the cancellation or renegotiation
of a series of bus service contracts, as provided for in the
terms of the contracts. A small number of new contracts
have been awarded where this was more appropriate.
Disability Discrimination Act
- See Equality and Diversity
Legal Implications
N/A
Appendix 2: Details of Bus Service Changes
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
1B
SB Travel/ Arriva Tow Law – Crook
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: Withdraw all Sunday buses (so no Sunday service Tow Law –
Sun
Crook; but see below for Crook -Darlington).
Mon-Sat: later evening buses withdrawn; last buses 2011 Crook - Tow
Law, and 2040 Tow Law Crook; To be operated by Arriva, replacing
SB Travel. See also separate entry for Crook - Darlington section of 1B
1B
Arriva
Crook – Darlington
eves, daily
Sunday: Withdraw all subsidised Sunday buses (Sunday daytime runs
without subsidy). Last Sunday buses will be 1810 Darlington - Crook
and 1910 Crook - Darlington).
Mon-Sat evening service reduced, with part of service becoming
operated without subsidy by Arriva. Last buses will be 2101 Crook –
Bishop Auckland; 2157 Bishop Auckland – Darlington, 2257 Bishop
Auckland - Faverdale 1910 Darlington – Tow Law, 2010, 2110, 2210
Darlington - Bishop Auckland.
See under revised 5A for later evening journeys Crook - B Auckland
2B/C
Arriva
Bishop Auckland - Ferryhill
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: Withdraw all Sunday buses.
Sun
Mon-Sat; no change.
5A
Arriva
Darlington - Bishop Auckland
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: Subsidy for Sunday buses withdrawn, but Arriva continuing to
Sun
operate a Sunday daytime service without subsidy, so last Sunday bus
will be 1800 Darlington - Bishop Auckland, 1800 Bishop Auckland -
Darlington.
Monday to Saturday evenings: no change except later evening
journeys extended to Crook (Bishop Auckland depart 2110, 2210 2310
and Crook depart 2145, 2245.)
7
JSB
Shildon – Spennymoor
M-Sat daytime
Withdraw all Saturday buses.
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
8
GoNE
Chester le Street - Washington
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Sun
Mon-Sat: later evening journeys withdrawn, last buses 1917 from
Chester le St, 1948 from Washington Galleries.
8
Arriva
Bishop Auckland - Cockfield -
Sun daytime
Service renumbered 85 in line with change to Arriva commercial
(Revised to
Barnard Castle
(part) and Su-Th service.
be 85)
later eves
Withdraw all subsidised Sunday buses (Sun daytime Cockfield - B
Castle journeys and Sun evening B Auckland - Cockfield service).
Note Sunday daytime B Auckland - Cockfield service will continue
without subsidy and will operate via Proudfoot Drive (partial substitute
for loss of service 90); last Sun buses 1835 from B Auckland, and
1910 from Cockfield.
Monday to Saturday evening service: service continues but revised to
operate via Proudfoot Drive (partial substitute for service 90)
8A
GoNE
Chester le Street - Stanley –
Su-Th later eves
Sunday: subsidy withdrawn (Sunday daytime runs without subsidy;
Consett
exact GoNE intentions for times of last buses to be clarified)
Mon-Thurs: later evening buses withdrawn. Last buses 1910 Stanley -
Chester le St and 2010 Chester le St - Consett.
Fri and Sat: runs without subsidy but expected to change in line with
Mon-Thur.
14
GoNE
Langley Park – Durham
eves, daily
Sunday: subsidised Sunday evening buses withdrawn (Sunday
daytime runs without subsidy).
Monday to Saturday evenings: no change.
15
Scarlet Band
Spennymoor - Greenways
M-Sat daytime
Slightly revised timetable and new service number 115
(Revised to
be 115)
15
GoNE
Consett – Durham/Chopwell
Mon-Fri eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Sun
Monday to Friday: later evening service withdrawn - last buses 2028
from Consett, 2101 from Durham
Saturday: unsubsidised evening service revised in line with Mon-Fri.
18/19
JSB
Newton Aycliffe – Town Service
M-F daytime
no change
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
18/109
Arriva
Bishop Auckland - Willington-
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: withdraw all Sunday service.
Tudhoe/Oakenshaw
Sun
Monday to Saturday reduced evening service 18 only, running B
Auckland - Willington - Spennymoor; last buses to be 1930 from B
Auckland, 1930 from York Hill.
Note: Arriva making substantial change to Mon Sat daytime service;
see new 111 replacing Willington - Spennymoor section during Mon-
Sat daytimes.
21
Arriva
Darlington - Thornley - Peterlee
M-Sat first am
Sunday: withdraw all subsidised Sunday evening buses (Sunday
buses and eves, daytime runs without subsidy).
daily
Monday to Saturday evenings, most Thornley - Peterlee journeys
replaced by new service 57 journeys. Subsidised first Mon-Sat buses
unchanged.
22
Arriva
Durham – Hartlepool
Mon-Sat eves &
Withdraw all Sunday service; on Monday to Saturday evenings,
Sun
withdraw after 1920 from Durham, 2020 from Hartlepool. (But see
under 57 for alternative later evening journeys from Durham)
23
Arriva
Diversion via Horden
M-Sat daytime
No change
23C/ X35
GoNorthEast
Easington Village - Hartlepool
M-F first
Withdrawn - journeys operated by Arriva provide alternative travel
journeys
times.
24/ 24a
Arriva
Durham – Hartlepool
eves, daily
Withdraw all subsidised Sunday evening service 24A (Sunday daytime
24/24A runs without subsidy; last Sunday buses 1630 Durham -
Hartlepool, 1700 Durham - Sunderland, 1815 Durham - Hartlepool;
1730 Sunderland - Durham, 1755 Hartlepool - Durham, 1830
Sunderland - Peterlee, 1906 Peterlee - Durham ).
Monday to Saturday evenings: Durham - Hartlepool 24A revised to run
as 24 Durham - Sunderland on hourly frequency (replacing Peterlee -
Sunderland 31 and part of 23). Last Mon-Sat buses: 2110 Durham -
Sunderland, 2210 Durham Easington Village, 2310 Durham - Peterlee;
2212 Peterlee - Hartlepool, 2312 Peterlee - Blackhall; 2232
Sunderland - Durham, 2240 Hartlepool - Peterlee.
25
Scarlet Band
Spennymoor – Peterlee
Tu & F daytime
Withdraw service (largely superseded by revised Arriva 57 wef 30th
Jan)
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
28
GoNE
Chester le Street - Pelton Fell -
eves, Sun-Th
Sunday: withdraw all subsidised buses (Sunday daytime runs without
Beamish - Ouston - Newcastle
subsidy).
Monday to Saturday later eves, revised to run Chester le St - Birtley
running direct Grange Villa - Pelton instead of via Beamish.
Note service will continue to Newcastle as now if Nexus wish to share
subsidy costs; Nexus decision awaited.
33 Arriva Chilton
–
Hartlepool
daily
Sunday: service withdrawn
Mon-Sat: daytime service extended to Ferryhill. Evening service to
finish one hour earlier, last buses 1927 Trimdon Village - Hartlepool
and 1957 Hartlepool - Trimdon Village.
34A
GoNE
Chester le Street - Urpeth -
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn
Ouston – Chester le Street
Sun
Mon-Sat: later evening buses withdrawn, last buses 1947 from Chester
le St, 1959 from Urpeth.
35
GoNE
Houghton le Spring - Peterlee
Sun
Withdraw all Sunday buses in the Co Durham section (service runs
without subsidy on Sundays in Tyne and Wear section, and during
Monday to Saturdays evenings runs without subsidy to South Hetton.)
40/40A
Veolia
Durham Rail Stn/Coach Park -
daily
Sunday: service withdrawn
Durham Cathedral
Mon-Sat: no change
43/44
GoNE
Durham – Newcastle
eves, Sun-Thurs
Sunday: Withdraw all subsidy, but service 43 Sunday eve journeys will
continue without subsidy; service 44 Sunday evening journeys
withdrawn. (Sunday daytime and early evening service 43/44 buses
already runs without subsidy).
Monday to Thursday evenings: no change
Friday and Saturday evenings: no change, operates without subsidy.
47/47A
Scarlet Band
New Brancepeth - Ushaw Moor
M-Sat daytime
To start slightly later (first journey 0821 from Ushaw Moor) and finish
slightly earlier (last journeys: 47 at 1650 from New Brancepeth, 47A
1721 from Ushaw Moor)
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
48A
Arriva
Durham - New Brancepeth-
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: subsidy for Sunday buses withdrawn, but Arriva continuing to
Brandon
Sun
operate a Sunday daytime Durham New Brancepeth service without
subsidy. Last Sunday buses from Durham will be 1840, and 1858 from
New Brancepeth.
Mon Sat evenings: service 48A will continue but at slightly reduced
frequency. From Durham, buses will run unchanged up to 2025, then
at 2150 and 2325. From Brandon, buses will be as now to 2122, then
at 2244 Mon-Sat, and at 2344 Sat only.
49
Arriva
Durham – Brandon
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: subsidy for Sunday buses withdrawn, but Arriva continuing to
Sun
operate a Sunday daytime service without subsidy. Last Sunday buses
at 1810 from Durham, and 1825 from Brandon Sawmills Estate.
Mon Sat evenings: frequency reduced in later evenings. From Durham,
buses will run unchanged up to 2108, then at 2223 Mon-Sat, 2230
Mon-Fri and 2330 Sat only. From Brandon, buses will be as now to
2049, then at 2213 Mon-Sat; 2325 Mon-Fri; 2345 Sat only.
50
Arriva
Durham - High Shaws - Brandon
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Sun
Mon-Sat eves: late evening service mostly withdrawn; last service 50
will be 2000 from Durham / 2017 from Lowland Road; but in late
evening the service 49 from Durham at 2310 M-F/ 2330 Sat will
continue from Sawmills Estate via High Shaws to provide a late
evening link.
52/725
SB Travel
East Hedleyhope - Durham (52)
M-Sat daytime
No change
Langley Park (725)
55/55A
Arriva
Durham - Sedgefield
eves, daily
Sundays: service withdrawn (during Sunday daytime service 55
currently runs without subsidy, but Arriva is cancelling their operation;
see 57 for partial replacement.)
Mon-Sat evenings: 1815 Durham Sedgefield and 1913 Sedgefield
Durham continue, but all later journeys withdrawn and partially
replaced by new service 57 journeys (see under 57).
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
56A
Arriva
Ferryhill – Durham
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: subsidised service withdrawn. Arriva to operate unsubsidised
Sun
hourly service Durham - Coxhoe, from Durham 0820 to 1820, from
Coxhoe 0845 - 1845.
Mon-Sat evenings: later evening service withdrawn, last buses 1945
Durham - Ferryhill, 1943 Ferryhill Duncombe Estate - Durham
57A
Arriva
Durham - Kelloe - Thornley –
Sun
Sunday: Subsidy for current Sunday Durham - Kelloe buses
Peterlee
withdrawn, but Arriva continuing to operate without subsidy. Last
Sunday buses from Durham will be 1700, and 1728 from Kelloe.
Mon-Sat: new service 57A journeys introduced, replacing the Durham -
Cassop section of current service 55A journeys and the current
Thornley - Peterlee service 21 journeys.
58
Scarlet Band
Durham – Coxhoe - Spennymoor
MWThS
Service withdrawn. Link2 provides an alternative "dial a ride" service
daytime
for local links.
59 SB
Travel/
Durham - Newton Hall
M-Sat daytime
Withdraw Newton Hall journeys (Link2 provides alternative for people
GoNE
Durham - Fieldhouse Lane &
unable to walk to other buses).
Crossgate Moor.
Fieldhouse Lane and Belmont Business Park services to be operated
Durham - Belmont Business Park
by Go North East with revised timetable; service numbers to be 252
and 220.
60
GoNE
(Sunderland -) Seaham –
Mon-Sat eves &
(Note Sunderland - Seaham section operates without subsidy)
Parkside
Sun
Sundays: subsidy withdrawn but GoNorthEast to maintain without
subsidy.
Mon-Sat; no change to subsidised section.
60/60A, 61
Arriva / GoNE
60/60A: Durham - Pittington -
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn on Sundays
Sherburn Village
Sun
Mon -Sat: Arriva unsubsidised Mon-Sat daytime service 60/61
61 Durham - South Hetton
cancelled by Arriva. Largely replaced with a partially subsidised Go
North East service. GoNE daytime services basically unsubsidised
between Durham and Pittington/ South Hetton- Peterlee, with
subsidised enhancement to maintain a service at Littletown and
Sherburn Hill at reduced frequency. Subsidised evening journeys
replace part of current service 60, with last bus 1953 Durham –
Sherburn Hill.
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
65
GoNE
Durham - Seaham
Mon-Sat eves &
Sundays: service withdrawn.
Sun
Mon-Sat: later evening service withdrawn. Last buses 2017 Durham –
Seaham, 1915 Seaham - Durham, 2015 Seaham - Hetton le Hole.
70 Compass
Barnard Castle - Darlington
M-Sat daytime
Withdrawn except for 3 return journeys to be operated by Central
Royston
Coaches Mon to Fri only between Ingleton and Barnard Castle
connecting with Arriva service to Darlington at Staindrop (integrated
into Barnard Castle Town Service). Link 2 dial a ride gives cover at
other times and Teesdale Hospital Link dial a ride gives access to
Darlington Hospital.
70
GoNE
Consett - Newcastle
eves, daily
Sunday: withdraw all Sunday subsidised buses (Sunday daytime runs
without subsidy).
Mon-Sat: withdraw later evening service. Last buses from Newcastle at
2045, from Consett at 1945.
71 and 88a
Central Coaches
7171A/ 72 Barnard Castle - local
M-Fri daytime
88a journeys High Lands - B Castle service withdrawn;
services
Monday to Friday Barnard Castle local services: revised timetable.
88a High Lands - Barnard Castle
Green Lane and Bowes journeys reduced, Stainton Grove journeys
withdrawn (but replaced by service 83, see below), 3 return journeys
per day added to Whorlton, South Cleatham, Staindrop and Ingleton to
partly replace withdrawn service 70. Reduced Bowes travel
opportunity covered by Link 2 dial-a -ride.
71
GoNE
Chester le Street - Houghton le
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn
Spring
Sun
Monday to Saturday: later evening service withdrawn. Last buses 2017
from Chester le St, 2050 from Houghton le Spring.
73
Alston Rd
Langdon Beck - Barnard Castle
M-Sat daytime
Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri/Sat: service withdrawn - Link 2 dial a ride provides
alternative on Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri.
Wed: journeys to /from Barnard Castle retained.
75
Arriva
Darlington - Barnard Castle
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: subsidised service withdrawn, but daytime service continuing
(and local Darlington 26)
Sun
to run by Arriva. Last bus 1854 from Darlington, 1841 from B Castle.
Monday to Saturday later evening service withdrawn. Last buses 1954
from Darlington, 1941 from B Castle.
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
78A
GoNE
Consett - Sunderland
eves, daily
Sunday: subsidised service withdrawn. (Sunday daytime runs without
subsidy).
Monday to Saturday: no change
78A
Hodgson's
Eppleby - Barnard Castle
Wed mkt
Service withdrawn. Covered by Link 2 dial a ride.
79
Hodgson's
Barnard Castle - Richmond
M-Sat daytime
Main service unchanged but 0655 from Richmond and 1805 from
Richmond withdrawn, and buses will not extend to/from Glaxo. (DCC
shares costs of contract led by North Yorks CC contract; DCC paying
reduced share following review of agreement with NYCC)
80/81/89/
JSB
Bishop Auckland - McCullagh
M-Sat daytime
Saturday service withdrawn.
Gdns/Gurney Valley/Etherley
Dene
83
Eden
Woodland - Cockfield
M-Sat daytime
Timetable revised. Between 0900 and 1500 - slightly reduced
frequency between Cockfield and Woodland, but four journeys
extended from Woodland to Barnard Castle to partially replace
withdrawn service 88. Two of these journeys run on to Stainton Grove
to replace service 71A withdrawn journeys. Current last journeys (1908
from Cockfield, 1935 from Woodland) withdrawn due to very low
usage.
84 Weardale
Motor
Crook Watergate - Stanley
M-Sat daytime
No change
Services
86A
Arriva
Bishop Auckland - Toft Hill
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Sun
Mon-Sat evening service curtailed - last bus 2035 from Bishop
Auckland, 2105 from Toft Hill
88
Arriva
Bishop Auckland - Barnard
M-Fri daytime
Service withdrawn. Hamsterley – Bishop Auckland section replaced
Castle
with Taxibus service operated by AABAT on similar timetable
Butterknowle - Woodland - Barnard Castle section replaced by
extended journeys on service 83 operating Mon to Sat.
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
88 taxibus
AABAT
Crook - Witton le Wear
M-Sat daytime
Service revised to run Hamsterley - Witton - Bishop Auckland, to
replace this section of current conventional service 88. Parts of new
service run only when booked. Witton le Wear - Crook taxibus journeys
revised.
95/96
Arriva
Barnard Castle - Middleton on
M-Sat daytime
Sunday service withdrawn.
Teesdale
and Sundays
Mon-Sat: no change.
90
Arriva
Bishop Auckland -Woodhouse
Mon-Sat eves &
Service withdrawn. Revised Arriva B Auckland - Cockfield service
Close
Sun
(renumbered 85) diverted through Proudfoot Drive provides partial
replacement).
101 Weardale
Motor
Bishop Auckland - Crook -
daily
Sunday: service withdrawn
Services
Stanhope - Cowshill
Monday to Saturday: later evenings withdrawn, last buses 1845
Stanhope- Cowshill, 1915 Cowshill - Crook, 2010 Crook - Stanhope.
103 Weardale
Motor
Stanhope local service
M-F daytime
Service withdrawn, Link 2 dial a ride offers alternative service
Services
104
Scarlet Band
Newfield – Bishop Auckland
first am & later
Service largely replaced by enhanced 104 taxibus – see below.
pm, M-Sat
104 taxibus
AABAT
Newfield – Bishop Auckland
M-Sat daytime
Service revised and extended to partially replace withdrawn Arriva 18.
Will now mostly operate as a conventional timetabled service via Byers
Green and Binchester, but operated with a “microbus” not cars.
111
Scarlet Band
Willington - Spennymoor
M-Sat daytime
New subsidised Mon to Sat daytime bus service, one per hour,
replacing Willington to Spennymoor section of Arriva 18 (withdrawn by
Arriva; currently largely unsubsidised).
130
GoNE
Quaking Houses - Stanley
first am & later
No change
pm, M-Fri
130
GoNE
Stanley - Lanchester
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Sun
Monday to Saturday: later evening service withdrawn. Last buses 2034
from Stanley, 2000 from Lanchester. Last bus to Quaking Houses to
be confirmed.
201
GoNE
Peterlee - Bracken Hill
M-Sat daytime
No change
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
202
GoNE
Peterlee – Murton - Dalton Park
daily
Sunday service withdrawn.
– Sunderland
Monday to Saturday daytime service unchanged. Later evening
service withdrawn - last buses 2000 from Peterlee, 2030 from Dalton
Park.
203
GoNE
Peterlee - Seaham - Houghton le
M-Sat daytime
No change.
Spring
205
DCC Fleet
Horden – Peterlee
M-F daytime
No change.
206
GoNE
Peterlee – Station Town - Hutton
M-Sat daytime
Sunday service withdrawn
Henry
Monday to Saturday service withdrawn in later evening - last bus 1935
from Peterlee, 2001 from Wingate.
207/208
GoNE
Peterlee - Easington Colliery,
M-Sat daytime
No change
circular
209/210
GoNE
Peterlee – Horden, circular
M-Sat daytime
No change
211
GoNE
Peterlee - Wingate –
M-Sat daytime
Service withdrawn (recently introduced Arriva unsubsidised 21a
Middlesbrough
provides most of route with alternative service to Middlesbrough.)
213
Maurice's
Fishburn - Brackenhill
M-F wks
No change
214
Maurice's
Haswell - Brackenhill
M-F wks
No change
213 /214
Maurice's Brackenhill
TaxiBus
wks misc
No Change
taxibus
215
DCC Fleet
Northlea - Seaham
M-F daytime
No change.
239
Arriva
Sedgefield - Easington Village
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn. (New Arriva unsubsidised service 21a
Sun
journeys provide alternative in Deaf Hill - Peterlee section during
Sunday daytime)
Monday to Saturday: reduced timetable in later evenings. Last buses
2032 Peterlee - Easington, 2051 Easington - Sedgefield, 2030
Peterlee - Sedgefield, 2151 Sedgefield - Peterlee, 2310 Sedgefield -
Deaf Hill.
704
GoNE
Stanley - South Stanley
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: withdrawn.
Sun
Monday to Saturday later evenings withdrawn, last bus 1926 from
Stanley.
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
715 taxibus
Stanley Travel
Stanley – Tanfield (taxibus)
Mon-Sat eves &
withdrawn
Sun
764/773 Weardale
Motor
Consett - Wolsingham (764)
M-Fri daytime
Service 764: Unchanged except 1340 from Consett and 1420 from
Services
/Townfield (773)
Wolsingham withdrawn on Thursdays.
Service 773: reduced timetable, jointly supported by Northumberland
CC
From Consett: 1025, 1340(Th only), 1610.
From Townfield: 1100, 1425 (Th only), 1645.
Link2 allowable journey length extended to permit travel between
Upper Derwent Valley and Consett
810-813/
Classic
Chester le Street local services
M-Sat daytime
Saturday service withdrawn
876
870
Classic
Consett – Hexham
M-Sat daytime
Service withdrawn. Partly replaced by new service 689 operated by
Go North East under contract led by Northumbria CC. One return
journey Monday to Fridays, four on Saturdays.
876
Classic
Chester le Street local service
schooldays
No change
877
GoNE
Parkside - Seaham R C Primary
schooldays
No change
School
878/ 879
Bell Bros/
Woodham Golf Club - Newton
schooldays
Revise service to combine current 878 and 879, with revised timetable.
Scarlet Band
Aycliffe Schools
Service to be operated by Scarlet Band.
881
JSB
West Auckland - Witton Park St
schooldays
No change
Chads School
891
Hodgson's
Toft Hill - Teesdale School
schooldays
No change
896 Durham
City
New Shildon - Shildon Primary
schooldays Service
withdrawn
Coaches
School
900
DC Taxis
South Derwentside Taxibus -
wks misc
No change at present though details to be reviewed
Taxibus
Consett/ Stanley/ Ind Estates
935/937
GoNE
Chester le Street - Team Valley
M-F wks
No change
Trading Est
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
945 Durham
City
Ushaw Moor - Spennymoor,
M-F wks
Service withdrawn and replaced by taxibus service requiring pre-
Coaches
Thorn
booking, operated by Aabat
952 Ferryhill
Village
Trimdon Colliery - Stillington
M-F wks
No change
Travel
Darchem
969
Scarlet Band
Wingate - Spennymoor, Thorn
M-F wks
Revised contract providing better VFM, with slightly revised timetable
975
AABAT
Crook - Spennymoor, Ind Est
M-F wks
No change
Taxibus
v1/v2/v8
GoNE
Consett - Delves/ Bridgehill/
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: subsidy withdrawn, but a revised service will operate from
Castleside
Sun
mid-morning to mid-evening; times to be confirmed. Last bus to Delves
will still be at 2315.
Monday to Saturday: later evening timetable revised with last bus from
Consett to Delves at 2315
v6
GoNE
Consett local services and
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Consett - Medomsley
Sun
Monday to Saturday: later evening service withdrawn, last buses 2035
Consett-Medomsley, 2052 Medomsley- Consett
v8
GoNE
Consett - Castleside
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: subsidy withdrawn, but a revised service will operate from mid
Sun
morning to mid evening; times to be confirmed.
Monday to Saturday: later evening timetable revised with last bus 2240
Consett to Castleside
v9
GoNE
Consett - Chopwell
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Sun
Monday to Saturday: later evening service reduced, last bus from
Consett at 1935 (note possible late evening journey to be clarified).
Last bus from Chopwell 2001.
X1
Arriva
Durham - Middlesbrough
Mon-Sat eves &
Journeys will continue without requiring subsidy
Sun
X2/ X1
Arriva
Chester le Street - Durham –
M-F am early
Journeys will continue without requiring subsidy
Middlesbrough
journey
Service
Operator
Route start – route end
Current
Proposed action
number
subsidised
service days
and time of day
X25
GoNE
Langley Park - Gateshead
Mon-Sat eves &
Sunday: service withdrawn.
Sun
Monday to Saturday: later evening service withdrawn, mid evening
service revised to run to/from Newcastle. Last buses 1920 Newcastle-
Langley Park, 2020 Newcastle-Chester le St, 1911 Langley Park
Newcastle, 2031 Langley Park - Chester le St
Hett
Aabat
Hett – Durham
Mon-Sat
Service withdrawn. Link2 provides alternative on Mon-Fri.
Taxibus
daytime
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