The Future is Bright! All of the above six services are planned to connect with each other, Go North East bus routes in but the X1 and M1 services are specifically designed to link with eachGo North East bus routes in June 13 2010 will see our most radical improvements yet to our other on arrival and departure times at Washington Galleries, giving GoWashington North East & Houghton-le-Spring bus routes in Washington & Houghton-le-Spring Washington and Houghton-le-Spring services with extra buses, direct interchange between buses and through fares improved frequencies and some exciting new initiatives. We Washington & Houghton-le-Spring Newcastle City Centre have worked with the comments received from passengers in our Go North East High frequency routes – up to every 10 minutes Newcastle Felling Monkton Lane City Centre Metro Estate Jarrow Service Change Details Go North East High M1 frequency Heworth – Houghton-le-Springroutes – up to viaevery Washington 10 minutes & Fence Houses South Shields consultation exercise last year and developed further improvements. GatesheadFelling MonktonHeworth Lane X1 Newcastle – Easington Lane via Washington & Houghton-le-Spring Metro Estate Jarrow Town Centre M1 Heworth – Houghton-le-Spring via Washington & Fence Houses Interchange Metro South Shields Later in the year we will be introducing new smartcard electronic Gateshead Heworth via Chichester X1 Newcastle M2, M3– Easington Heworth Lane – Ayton via Washingtonor Birtley via & Washington Houghton-le-Spring (M2 every 20 minutes via Hebburn Town Centre ticketing to all our buses, speeding up boarding and allowing us to offer M1 Spout Lane and Barmston Way / M3 every 20 minutes via Hertburn Interchange Metro M2, M3 Heworth – Ayton or Birtley via Washington (M2 every 20 minutes via via Chichester Industrial Estate and Waskerley Road / M2, M3 each run hourly to or Queen Elizabeth WardleyHebburn new, flexible and convenient ticketing. With our further commitment Frequency will be increased from 15 to 10 minutes. Spout Lane and Barmston Way / M3 every 20 minutes via Hertburn from Birtley) Hospital Lingey Lane to investment in new and refurbished buses as well as the new high Industrial Estate and Waskerley Road / M2, M3 each run hourly to or Queen Elizabeth StephensonWardley Service will operate between Heworth, Concord, Washington, 20 Durham – Sunderland via Houghton-le-Spring Hospital Lingey Lane quality interchange at Washington, we are confident that we can deliver from Birtley) Wrekenton Stephenson Follingsby Park Shiney Row and Houghton-le-Spring only (X1 will provide a bus 20 Durham 27 – Sunderland Newcastle via Houghton-le-Spring– South Shields via Heworth & Jarrow Bus Link Road Roundabout the best ever bus services in this area. Wrekenton Follingsby Park every 10 minutes between Easington Lane, Houghton-le-Spring and 27 Newcastle 35 – South Houghton-le-Spring Shields via Heworth – South & Jarrow Shields Bus Link Road Roundabout Stephenson 56 Newcastle – Sunderland via Concord & Southwick Springwell on to Washington). 35 Houghton-le-Spring – South Shields Industrial Estate Village Stephenson The Highlights 56 Newcastle – Sunderland via Concord & Southwick Springwell Service will be rerouted between Shiney Row and Houghton-le-Spring Industrial Estate Go North East routes – Every 30 minutes Village Heworth X1 increases to every 10 minutes Donwell Road via Bournmoor and Fence Houses to give a greatly improved service Go North East routes 2A, 2C – WashingtonEvery 30 – Sunderlandminutes (2A via Lambton & 2C via Biddick) Sulgrave West BoldonSouth Shields Heworth Marlborough Road M1 increases to every 10 minutes to this area. W5, W6 Concord – Brady Square (W5) via Biddick or Barmston Court Donwell Blue HouseRoad Lane Town Centre 2A, 2C Washington – Sunderland (2A via Lambton & 2C via Biddick) Sulgrave West BoldonSouth Shields (W6) via Washington Village Marlborough Road Usworth NissanStation UKRoad via Chichester M1/X1 linked and co-ordinated at The Galleries with direct Service will be fully co-ordinated with Metro at Heworth and will be W5, W6 Concord – Brady Square (W5) via Biddick or Barmston Court BlackfellBlue House Lane Concord Town Centre 8 Consett – Sunderland via Chester-le-Street, Washington Thirlmoor Usworth NissanStation UKRoad via Chichester (W6) via Washington Village Blackfell Vermont interchange and through fares operated with fully refurbished buses in a new MetroLink brand. & Waterview Park ParsonsConcord Sunderland 8 Consett – Sunderland via Chester-le-Street, Washington Thirlmoor Way Vermont M2 and M3 increased in frequency and rerouted to serve X35 Hartlepool – Sunderland via Peterlee & Houghton-le-Spring Parsons Hertburn City Centre Service will be timed to give direct interchange with X1 at & Waterview Park Industrial Estate Sunderland via Southwick 50 Durham – South Shields via Chester-le-Street & Washington RushyrigWay Hertburn Barmston, Biddick, Lambton and Ayton giving new 10 minute X35 Hartlepool – Sunderland via Peterlee & Houghton-le-Spring CityHylton Centre Washington Galleries and have through fares. SpoutIndustrial Estate via SouthwickCastle 50 Durham 71 – South Chester-le-Street Shields via Chester-le-Street – Sunderland &via Washington Houghton-le-Spring Rushyrig frequency links to The Galleries, Concord and Heworth Lane BarmstonHylton Mid to late evening service will operate every 30 minutes Heworth – 71 Chester-le-Street 78 Consett – Sunderland – Sunderland via Houghton-le-Spring via Chester-le-Street & Shiney Row Raby Road Spout A1231Castle Intersection Sunderland Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring get Concord – Washington – Fallowfield Way (Shiney Row to Easington Lane Barmston City Centre 78 Consett – Sunderland via Chester-le-Street & Shiney Row Raby Road BarmstonA1231 Way Intersection Sunderland via Chester Road regular 10 minute links to both Washington and Newcastle Other Go North East routes – Hourly frequency City Centre Lane section will be served by X1 at these times) with early evening Castle Road (Not included on the route diagram) Barmston Way Barmstonvia Chester Road Other Go North East routes – Hourly frequency Washington Washington Village Waskerley Waterview Service 8 reinstates ‘Lime’ fast link to Sunderland via Rickleton, and Sunday daytime service operating every 30 minutes over the full Castle Road (Not included on the route 65 diagram) Durham – Seaham via Hetton-le-Hole & Murton Galleries Barmston Road Park Washington, Waterview Park and Royal Hospital WashingtonLambton Washington Village Waskerley Waterview route. Nexus is reviewing scholars transport provision to St Robert’s 79 Barnwell – Hall Lane Estate via Houghton-le-Spring 65 Durham – Seaham via Hetton-le-Hole & Murton CambrianGalleries Way Road Park Lambton Full integration with Metro at Heworth with co-ordinated and Biddick Schools. 79 Barnwell 203 – Hall PeterleeLane Estate – Houghton-le-Spring via Houghton-le-Spring via Seaham Glebe timetables, dedicated MetroLink buses and through fares Birtley CambrianFell Way Malvern Newstead Barmston Court 203 Peterlee – Houghton-le-Spring via Seaham Bank Road Glebe Station Road Malvern Court Barmston CourtBrady Square Birtley Fell Fulmar Newstead Best ever frequency for Fence Houses and Bournmoor with a bus Bank Road Station Road X1 Road Court Fatfi eld BradyOxclose Square every 10 minutes Portmeads RoadFulmar Hambleton Biddick Road Road Frequency will be increased from every 30 to every 10 minutes. Road Ayton Road RoadFatfi eld Oxclose Portmeads Road Titchfi eld Biddick Dunnock Hambleton Biddick Road Road Penshaw All stops will be served between Shiney Row and Easington Lane. FellAyton Close Drive Road Road School Monument We asked you about timetables… Ayton Road Titchfi eld Biddick Sunderland Dunnock Penshaw City Centre Fell Close School Monument Evening and Sunday service will be greatly increased to operate every TheDrive Drive Ayton Road Wear Biddick Barnwell Sunderland via Chester Road you set us a challenge Lane Fatfi eld City Centre 30 minutes and will serve the whole route. At peak times buses Industrial Biddick The Drive Wear Estate Bonemill BarnwellFallowfi eld Way via ChesterPenshaw Road When we asked our passengers about timetables they told us that the Industrial Lane Fatfi eld will continue to operate every 7 or 8 minutes between Washington Bedford Lane Fallowfi eld Way ideal position on the major routes was to be able to ‘Turn Up and Go’ EstateAvenue Bonemill Station RoadPenshaw New Galleries and Newcastle. Bedford Lane Herrington Sunderland Avenue Picktree New with a frequency at least once every 10 minutes during the normal Village Station Road City Centre Service will be timed to give direct interchange with M1 at Picktree ShineyHerrington Row Sunderland via Silksworth working day 0800 to 1800 (Monday to Saturday). City Centre Washington Galleries and have through fares. Village BUPA Shiney Row Pelton Harraton via Silksworth Stanley & Hospital Rickleton So, we are increasing the number of buses we operate and reviewing BUPA Vigo Lane PeltonConsett Chester-le-Street Harraton Boundary Philadelphia our schedules to provide this improved level of service on as many Stanley & via Beamish Hospital Rickleton Houses Consett Chester-le-Street DurhamVigo Lane County Newbottle routes as possible. We have already introduced this level of service on X2 Boundary HerringtonPhiladelphia via Beamish Cricket Ground Houses Burn Waldridge ParkDurham County Newbottle This service will be replaced by Lime service 8 between Washington BournmoorHerrington Coaley three services in this area – Cricket Ground Great Lumley Lumley Thicks Burn Stoneygate Lane Sunderland and Sunderland with an identical route and frequency, and by service Waldridge Park Coaley 20: Prince Bishops: Sunderland – Houghton-le-Spring – Durham Great Lumley Lumley Thicks Bournmoor StoneygateGrasswell City Centre X1 between Newcastle and Washington, also on an identical route Plawsworth Lane Brinkburn Sunderland via Durham Road 35: Laser: South Shields – Sunderland – Silksworth – Fence Houses CrescentGrasswell City Centre and frequency. Customers for Waterview Park, see Lime service 8. Plawsworth Brinkburn via Durham Road Houghton-le-Spring Crescent Arnison Centre Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring 56: Fab56: Sunderland – Concord – Gateshead – Newcastle Colliery Row Town Centre Arnison Centre Houghton-le-Spring Town Centre Broom Hill On 13th June 2010 we will further extend this frequency to three X3 Framwellgate Moor Colliery Row Rainton Bridge Broom Hill more services – This service will be replaced by service M1 between Washington, Framwellgate Moor Rainton Bridge Hetton-le-Hole M1: MetroLink: Houghton-le-Spring – Fence Houses – Shiney Row, Fence Houses and Houghton-le-Spring with frequency East University Hospital Hetton-le-Hole Rainton Hetton Lyons Washington – Concord – Heworth increased from every 30 to every 10 minutes, and by service X1 University Hospital Leazes Road East Claypath UnderpassGilesgate Moor Belmont RaintonCarrville Hetton Lyons X1: Red Arrows: Easington Lane – Hetton-le-Hole – between Newcastle and Washington with an identical route and DurhamLeazes Road Easington Bus ClaypathStation UnderpassGilesgate Moor Belmont Carrville West Lane Houghton-le-Spring – Washington – Newcastle frequency. M1/X1 will be linked and co-ordinated at Washington Durham EasingtonRainton Bus Station West Lane M2/3: Street Shuttle: Heworth – Donwell/Sulgrave – Concord – Galleries with direct interchange and through fares. Rainton Barmston – Biddick – Washington – Lambton – Ayton Continued overleaf