Travel by Bus

Changes to Local Bus Services in County Durham

Summary of changes to bus services in County Durham commencing 26 October 2008

Central and North West Durham

Go North East 8, 8A Castleside to Chester-le-Street via Stanley.
Service 8 extended from Stanley to Chester-le-Street in place of service X8 which is withdrawn.

Go North East 43, 43B, 44.
Service 43 rerouted between Sunniside and Whickham.
Service 44 rerouted between Flint Hill and Pickering Nook to run via White-le-Head and Tantobie replacing part of service MC1 which is withdrawn.
Saturdays 1629 journey from Newcastle to Stanley to extend to Durham.

Go North East 50, 50A Durham to South Shields.
Reinstate Monday to Friday journeys to Waterview Park. Journeys via Waterview Park to be numbered 50A and journeys via Concord to be numbered 50.

SB Travel 59 High Pittington, Durham to Hett
All journeys after 1525 withdrawn.

Go North East 71 Chester-le-Street to Sunderland.
0637 Monday to Friday journey from Houghton-le-Spring to Chester-le-Street revised.
0700 Sundays journey from Chester-le-Street revised.

Go North East 78, 78A Consett to Sunderland.
Revised timetable.

Go North East 810, 811, 812, 813 Chester-le-Street Town Service.
Service to be operated by Classic.

Go Northern 870 Consett to Hexham.
Service to be operated by Classic.

Go Northern 876 Pelton Fell to Chester-le-Street Ropery Lane RC school
Service to be operated by Classic.

Go North East service X8 Stanley to Sunderland.
Service withdrawn. Replaced by service 8 between Stanley and Chester-le-Street. Service 50, 50A provides alternative links between Chester-le-Street and Washington.

Go North East X30, X31, 130 Lanchester and Stanley to Newcastle.
Services 130 and X30 to extend beyond Stanley to Qualking Houses, Burnhope and Lanchester in place of withdrawn service MC1, 711.

Go North East X70, X71, 70 Consett to Newcastle.
Route, timetable and stopping arrangements revised.

Go North East M3 Chester-le-Street to Heworth.
Revised timetable.

Go North East MC1, 711 Lanchester to MetroCentre.
Service withdrawn. See services X30, 43, 44 and 130 for partial replacements.

Go North East MC2.
Service renumbered 143 with revisions to route and timetable.

Go North East MC4.
Service renumbered 704.

East Durham

Go North East 35 Peterlee to South Shields.
Sunday daytime journeys extended from South Hetton to Peterlee in place of service 1X which is withdrawn.

Go North East 143, 145 Seaham to New Seaham circular.
Service 143 renumbered to be 146.

Go North East 148 Peterlee to Seaham.
Service extended to Houghton-le-Spring as partial replacement to withdrawn service X3.

Go North East X1, 1X Peterlee to Newcastle.
Service withdrawn between Peterlee and Easington Lane. Services 35 and 62 provide alternative opportunities to make connections into the remaining X1.

Go North East X3, X4 Seaham and Houghton-le-Spring to Newcastle.
Service withdrawn between Seaham and Houghton-le-Spring. See replacement service 148 connecting at Houghton-le-Spring with X3.

South West Durham

Arriva 84 Crook Town Service.
Service to be operated by Weardale Travel.

Arriva 85A, 85B Crook to Bishop Auckland.
Service to be operated by Weardale Travel.