Local bus links in Sunderland Designing a network to meet your needs

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1 Local bus links in Designing a network to meet your needs TYNE AND WEAR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AUTHORITY Public consultation 15 March - 4 June 2010

2 Local bus links in Designing a network to meet your needs Public consultation People in make 35 million bus journeys annually - that s an average of more than 124 journeys a year for every resident. Nexus, City Council and the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) want to make sure the network of bus services in the area meets residents needs. To do this, Nexus has worked together with bus companies and local councils to examine how current services operate and to look at what improvements could be made to the subsidised services in the network, which are the ones Nexus pays for. We have called this the Accessible Bus Network Design Project (see below). We want your views on the proposals we are now making to improve bus services in, which you can find in this document. We want to hear from you whether you rely on the bus in your daily life, use buses only occasionally or even if you don t but might consider doing so in the future. You ll find details of different ways to respond on the back page of this brochure. This consultation forms part of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority s Bus Strategy, a three year action plan to improve all aspects of the bus services in Tyne and Wear. Copies of the Bus Strategy can be downloaded from How have we designed a new network? Research by Nexus identified two main concerns for bus travellers they want buses that get passengers where they want to go, and run at the right times for them. We have tried to design a service so that as many people as possible in can reach local centres, major employers and community facilities like shops, doctors surgeries and post offices, in no more than 30 minutes from the moment they leave home. Around 90% of all buses in Tyne and Wear are operated as commercial services, where the routes and frequencies are decided by the bus operators (Arriva, Stagecoach, Go North East and others). The remaining 10% are subsidised by Nexus using money provided by the councils in Tyne and Wear. Nexus can pay for the whole of a route or just part of it. It can also pay for a route at certain times of day (often early mornings, evenings and Sundays) when there are fewer passengers but the route fills an important social need. Our consultation concentrates on all subsidised services and the changes we propose for them. We would like you to tell us whether our proposals meet your needs. We are very keen to get your comments on these proposals we will consider all constructive ideas and make changes to our plans where there is a good case for them. Our aim is to make more effective use of the funding we already have. The maps and text in this leaflet show all bus services and Metro links so you can see all the public transport options available in your area. But please remember we are only seeking to make changes to those bus services which Nexus subsidises, highlighted in colour and described overleaf. As well as guaranteeing to provide buses that are fully accessible on the services proposed here, we also want to give a consistent look to them. We would like your views on the design we propose, which is included in the questionnaire.

3 Proposed changes in a summary 2A - to Washington Galleries via Royal Hospital, Penshaw, Barnwell, Fatfield and Biddick 2C - to Washington Galleries New evening and Sunday journeys would be provided every 60 minutes on service 2A providing residents in Barnwell and Fatfield with a direct link to the Royal Hospital and City Centre at these times. The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans. 3 - Castle to Farringdon 4 - Doxford Park Mill Hill to Downhill via East Herrington, Barnes Park, City Centre, Southwick, Marley Pots and Red House 5/5A - Moorside to Doxford Park Shops via Doxford Park Shops, Gilley Law, North Moor, Thorney Close, Royal Hospital, City Centre, Docks The Saturday morning journeys departing from City Centre at 0508 (towards Doxford Park Mill Hill), from Castle at 0515 (towards Doxford Park Mill Hill), and from Doxford Park Mill Hill at 0528 (towards Castle) would no longer operate due to low use. The New journeys would be operated on service 5 during the evening peak (between ) serving - Moorside -. The evening/sunday journeys on service 5A would be extended to serve Moorside and Doxford Park every 60 minutes with buses serving the Docks section increased to twice per hour. The route and timetable at all other times 7 - to Withwack 8 New (Subject to seperate funding agreement) Service 8 would be a new route linking Chester-le-Street to via Rickleton, Washington Galleries, and Royal Hospital. The service would operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and provide a new direct link to / Royal Hospital/ from Rickleton. 8 - South to 8X - Pennywell to South 9 - Jarrow to via Hedworth, Boldon Colliery and Fulwell Grange The Monday to Friday early morning journey departing from at 0538 (towards Jarrow and Wallsend), Saturday early morning journeys departing from at 0605/ 0710 (towards Jarrow and Wallsend), and the journey departing from Percy Main at 0614 (towards via Jarrow) would be withdrawn due to low use. The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans Pennywell to Grangetown 11 - Pennywell to Grangetown 12 - to Silksworth 13 - Town End Farm to Doxford Park Hall Farm 16 - Red House to Hastings Hill 18/19 - Grindon to Circular via Barnes Park, Royal Hospital, Pallion, Southwick, Seaburn, City Centre, Grangetown, Leechmere, Eye Infirmary and Thorney Close New evening and Sunday journeys would be provided every 60 minutes on these services providing important direct links to the Royal Hospital. The 20 - to 20X - to 20 - to Pennywell 23/23A/23B/23C - to Hartlepool 23 - Thorney Close to Dene Estate via Springwell Shops, City Centre, and Wheatsheaf The Sunday morning journeys departing from Thorney Close at 0743 (towards City Centre) and from City Centre at 0803 (towards Thorney Close) would be withdrawn due to low use. The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans Heworth to 31/31A - to Peterlee 35 - South Shields to Hetton-le-Hole/Low Moorsley via Westoe, Fulwell Grange, City Centre, Royal Hospital, Silksworth, Vicarage Farm, Newbottle and Houghton-le-Spring 36A/36C - to Castle Circular via Southwick, Carley Hill, Witherwack, Red House, Town End Farm, Castle, Castletown, Enterprise Park and Royal Hospital 37 - to Washington Galleries via Ashbrooke, Leechmere, Ryhope Village, Tunstall Bank Estate, Doxford Park Shops, Doxford Technology Park and Shiney Row The following morning journeys would no longer operate due to low use, Monday to Friday 0528 to Vicarage Farm Estate and 0543 Vicarage Farm Estate to, Saturday 0445 Easington - South Shields, 0600 South Shields - Easington, 0641/ 0713 Vicarage Farm Estate -, Vicarage Farm Estate, and Sunday 0643/ 0743/ 0813/ 0843 Vicarage Farm Estate -, Vicarage Farm Estate, South Shields. The The Monday to Saturday journey on service 36C departing from at 0458 (towards Downhill) and Saturday morning journeys from on service 36C departing at 0558/ 0648/ 0718 would be withdrawn due to low use. The route and timetable at all other times Additional journeys would be provided on Monday to Saturday daytimes between Washington Galleries and Doxford Park Shops to provide a bus every 30 minutes on this section. The Saturday morning journeys departing from Tunstall Bank at 0728 (towards ) and 0808 from (towards Tunstall Bank) would no longer operate due to low use. The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans. Cont.

4 38 - to Houghton-le-Spring via Ashbrooke, Leechmere, Ryhope Village, Tunstall Bank Estate, Vicarage farm Estate, Success and Burnside Estate 39 - Doxford International to Pennywell via Doxford Park Shops, Tunstall Village Green, Grangetown, City Centre, Royal Hospital and Nookside 42 - Vicarage Farm Estate to 50 - South Shields to 50A - South Shields to The Monday to Saturday daytime journeys would operate as Sundeland City Centre to Tunstall Bank Estate only. The section of route between Tunstall Bank Estate and Houghtonle-Spring would no longer operate as most of this route is now covered by service 35. The Saturday morning journeys departing from at 0738/ 0838 (towards Tunstall Bank) and from Tunstall Bank at 0758 (towards ) would no longer operate due to low use. The The Saturday morning journey departing from at 0628 (towards Doxford International), Sunday morning journeys departing from at 0750/ 0820/ 0850/ 0920 (towards Pennywell) and from Pennywell at 0805/ 0835/ 0905 (towards ) would no longer operate due to low use. The 56 - Newcastle to 60 - to Parkside 61 - to Murton Station 61 - South Hetton to 65 - Seaham Harbour to 71 - to Chester-le-Street via Ashbrooke, North Moor, Newbottle, Houghton-le- Spring, Fence Houses and Great Lumley 73 - to Concord via Enterprise Park, Castletown, and Teal Farm The Sunday morning journey departing from Chester-le-Street at 0700 (towards Houghton-le-Spring) and return journey from Houghton-le- Spring at 0720 (towards Chester-le- Street) would no longer operate due to low use. The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans. Revised route would link to Washington Galleries (73) / Wrekenton High Street (73A) via Royal Hospital, Enterprise Park, Castletown,, Teal Farm Estate, Barmston and Concord. This service would provide new links to major employment sites at Park and Enterprise Park along with new direct links to Royal Hospital from Barmston and Blackfell. During Monday to Saturday daytimes the service would operate every 30 minutes with alternate journeys from Concord extending to/from Washington Galleries (via Blackfell) or Wrekenton High Street (via Springwell Village). A new evening and Sunday service would also operate every 60 minutes between and Concord. 77/77A - Metrocentre to Washington Galleries via Bensham, Low Fell,, Barley Mow and Rickleton 78/78A - to Consett 79 - Washington Galleries to Hall Estate via Fatfield, Barnwell and Houghton-le- Spring 99 - Castle to Seaburn via Town End Farm, Downhill, Witherwack, Southwick and Fulwell Grange Christchurch to Wheatsheaf via Grangetown, Silksworth, Pennywell, Pallion and Enterprise Park East Rainton to Easington via Hetton Park, Hetton-le-Hole, Hetton Downs, Peat Carr Estate and Sheriffs Moor Estate to Wear Industrial Estate Heworth Interchange to via Nissan and Southwick to Wear Industrial Estate via Nissan and Washington Galleries to Portmeads via Springwell Village, Eighton Banks, Wrekenton and The daily evening journeys departing from at 2305 (towards Barnwell Shops), from Barnwell Shops at 2326 (towards ) and Sunday evening 1918 from (towards Barnwell Shops) would no longer operate due to low use. The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans. Revised route would link (Northside Estate) and Hall Estate via Washington Galleries, Fatfield, Barnwell and Houghton-le- Spring. The service would provide a faster, more direct route between Northside Estate and Washington Galleries, whilst also serving Shepherd Way in Fatfield and Success/Philadelphia instead of the current route via Blind. The service would operate every 60 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes from 0730 to 1830 and also every 60 minutes evening/sunday between Barnwell and Hall. New evening journeys would be added Monday to Friday between 1600 and The route and timetable at all other times are not affected by Nexus plans. The journey departing from Christchurch at 0505 would no longer operate due to low use. This service would be replaced by new services H2 and H3 (see below) The Monday to Friday early morning journey departing from Heworth at 0532 (towards ) would be withdrawn due to low use. The Saturday early morning journey departing from at 0500 (towards Wear Industrial Estate) would be withdrawn due to low use. The This service would be replaced by service 73A between Wrekenton and Springwell Village and by services 29 and TB14 locally within to Peterlee Houghton-le-Spring to Peterlee Seaburn to Cotswolds Estate South Shields to Washington Galleries via Primrose, Fellgate and Concord Washington Galleries to Monkton Business Park via Heworth Interchange The Monday to Friday journey departing from South Shields at 0630 (towards Washington Galleries) would no longer operate due to low use. The Monday to Friday morning journey departing from Washington Galleries at 0715 (towards Monkton Business Park) would be withdrawn due to low use.

5 592 - Roker to Doxford International N56 - Newcastle to (Night Bus) Pallion to Doxford International 700 New (Funding and delivery date subject to agreement outside of this review) to Team Valley Horsley Hill to South Shields to Easington to E1 - to South Shields E2 - to South Shields E6 - to South Shields H1 New H2 New H3 New Service 700 would provide a new City Centre Shuttle service for giving frequent connections from the City Centre to University Sites and the Aquatic Centre. The service would operate every 10minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes. Service H1 would be a new route linking Fence Houses and Dairy via Sedgeletch, Burnside and Houghton-le-Spring. The route would replace the current TaxiBus services TB20/TB21 providing quicker and more direct access to Houghton and Houghton Health Centre from surrounding estates. The service would operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes between 0900 and Service H2 would be a new route linking East Rainton and Sheriff's Moor via Hetton Park Estate, Hettonle-Hole, Hetton Downs and Peat Carr Estate. The route would provide important links to local shopping facilities as well as access to the Hetton Health Centre. The service would operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes between 0700 and Service H3 would be a new route linking Low Moorsley and Hall Estate via Hetton-le-Hole, Hetton Downs, Hetton Park, Rainton Bridge and Houghton-le-Spring. The route would maintain the connection between Low Moorsley and the Hetton Health Centre whilst also providing new links from throughout the Coalfields to Rainton Bridge. The section of route between Houghtonle-Spring and Hall would be co-ordinated with service 79 to provide a bus every 30 minutes. The service would operate every 60 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes between 0700 and TB9 New TB20 - Houghton TaxiBus serving Dairy and Fence Houses TB21 - Houghton Taxi- Bus serving Dairy and Houghton Health Centre W2 - Coach Estate to W3 - Coach Estate to Ayton W5 - Barmston Court to Concord W6 - Brady Square to Concord X1 - to Doxford International X1 - Newcastle to Easington X2 - Newcastle to X3 - Newcastle to Houghtonle-Spring X4 - Newcastle to Washington Hospital X35 - to Hartlepool X88 - to Metrocentre Link Up - Demand Responsive Transport Service TB9 would be a new route linking City Centre with Sainsbury's (Silksworth ) via Ashbrooke, Stannington Grove, ASDA (Leechmere), Leechmere and Crosslea Avenue. This route would provide important links to shopping facilities from parts of south which are currently not served by bus. The service would operate every 60 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes between 0900 and This service would be replaced by new service H1 (see above) This service would be replaced by new service H1 (see above) This service would no longer operate. The buses currently used to operate this service would be used to provide a number of the new or improved services listed above. M1 - Heworth Interchange to Easington M2 - Heworth Interchange to M3/M3A - Heworth Interchange to Chester-le-Street

6 Towards Metrocentre Chester-le-Street proposed daytime Highway Portobello Portmeads Springwell Village Uplands Way Blackfell Oxclose Rickleton Vigo Castle Lambton Ayton Harraton Coach Blue House Albany Way Washington Galleries Bus Station Washington Highway Parkway Spout Biddick Stephenson Parkway Concord Bus Station Fatfield Industrial Columbia Oxclose Sulgrave Shepherd Way Barnwell Station Chester Barmston Back Shiney Row Success Washington Teal Farm Waterview Park Penshaw Nissan Highway Chester Philadelphia Pennywell Industrial Estate Sevenoaks Drive Herrington High Pennywell Town End Farm Castle Sunrise Enterprise Park Prestbury Grindon Kingsway River Wear South Bank Downhill Washington Castle Castletown Castletown St. Luke s The Broadway Gleneagles Tay Board Inn Telford Rhodesia Enterprise Park Marley Pots North Chester Southwick Pallion Cleveland High Barnes Springwell Sainsburys Farringdon Gilley Law Doxford Park Way Carley Hill Emsworth Millfield Carley Hill Thompson Stadium of Light Queen Alexandra Bridge Barnes Park Crosslea Avenue Essen Way Silksworth To Newcastle and Airport Southwick St Peter s University Leechmere Newcastle Tunstall Burdon City Centre Seaburn Stadium of Light Dykelands Fulwell Dame Dorothy Street Stockton Ashbrooke Stannington Grove Tunstall Bank Alexandra Roker Avenue National Glass Centre High Street East Docks Leechmere ASDA Roker Terrace Commercial Ryhope Ryhope Nexus proposed changes for would be introduced in May Changes to other services by commercial operators may take place at other times outside this consultation. Burnside Houghtonle-Spring Elizabeth Street Doxford International Weymouth Fence Houses Street Rainton Bridge Dunelm Drive Seaham Hall East Gillas Hetton Downs Quarry House East Rainton Suffolk Street Caroline Street Hettonle-Hole Moorsley Colliery Station Nidderdale Avenue Lambton Drive Tamar Street Easington V7 ANDP Public Consultation

7 How you can give us your views We would like to know what you think about our proposals. You can do this by: 1) Filling in a questionaire available with this leaflet 2) Requesting a reply form by calling or bus.strategy@nexus.org.uk 3) Going to our website at and filling in an online questionaire. Here is a full list of public consultation events taking place in the area: Date Time Venue Tuesday 13 April 12 noon - 7pm Central Library, Fawcett Street,, SR1 1R Thursday 15 April 10.30am pm Hetton Centre, Welfare, Hetton DH5 9NE Thursday 15 April 3-6pm Shiney Row Library, Chester, Shiney Row, DH4 4RB Friday 16 April 10am - 12 noon Houghton Library, Newbottle Street, Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4AF Tuesday 20 April 10am - 4pm Washington Leisure Centre, Town Centre, Washington NE38 7SS Wednesday 21 April 10am pm Bunny Hill Customer Service Centre,,, SR5 4BW Wednesday 21 April 3-7pm Aquatic Centre, Stadium Park, SR5 1SU These are all drop-in events which you can come along to at any time to pick up information, talk to our staff about the proposals in more detail, and give your response. All responses to this consultation must be returned to Nexus by 4 June Responses on paper can be handed in at events or sent to the address below. If you would like more information about the Accessible Bus Network Design Project, in your area or in other parts of Tyne and Wear, go to us at busstrategy@nexus.org.uk or write to: Bus Strategy Strategy Department Nexus Nexus House St James Boulevard Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AX This document and other material is available in large print and alternative formats on request. A full summary of the consultation details, together with a summary of the consultation criteria, is available at TYNE AND WEAR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AUTHORITY