Reintroductions are to be made to main bus routes across the North East next month, following extensive cuts made in early summer.

There will be service changes and renewals to eight County Durham and Darlington services, and five Teesside services.

Read more: Arriva bus routes in Darlington and County Durham scrapped

This comes months after dozens of key bus services in the area were scrapped or significantly reduced. In July, Arriva described the decision to cut services as “a very last resort” following the failure to reach a funding agreement with Durham County Council and TVCA.

But now a contract has been awarded by TVCA, many services crucial to residents have been reinstated.

From Sunday, September 3, renewed and changed services will be in action. 

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Here's the list of bus services that are being reintroduced or changed: 

  • Service 3 Skerne Park to Hummersknott = A revised timetable will be introduced on Monday to Friday afternoons between 1500 and 1600 hours. Evening and Sunday journeys will be restored under contract to Tees Valley Combined Authority until 30 March 2024.
  • Service 4 Darlington to Minors Crescent = Evening and Sunday journeys will be restored under contract to Tees Valley Combined Authority until 30 March 2024.
  • Services 8/8A Darlington – Ferryhill – Spennymoor = Some Monday to Friday afternoon journeys after 1600 hours will be retimed.
  • Service 12 Hurworth to Teesside Airport = Arriva will no longer operate this service A replacement service will be provided under contract to Tees Valley Combined Authority.
  • Arriva tickets will no longer be valid in the Hurworth, Middleton St George and Middleton One Row areas covered by current service 12 after 2 September.
  • Service 17 Darlington to Mowden = Arriva will continue to operate this service on contract to Tees Valley Combined Authority until 30 March 2024.
  • Service 18 Darlington to Harrowgate Hill = Arriva will continue to operate this service on contract to Tees Valley Combined Authority until 30 March 2024.
  • Service 19 Darlington to West Park = The 1514 School Holiday journey from Northgate will also operate on School Days.
  • Service 865 Croxdale to St Johns School = The afternoon journey will leave St Johns School at 1530. Timings have been adjusted throughout the route to improve punctuality. 
  • Service 3 Redcar to Lingdale = This Sunday service will run to its pre-9 July timetable on contract to Tees Valley Combined Authority until 30 March 2024. 
  • Service 29 Middlesbrough to Marton/Nunthorpe = This service will run to its pre-9 July timetable restoring links to Cypress Road, and an evening service to Nunthorpe. Journeys to Cypress Road and the Evening/Sunday services are provided under contract to Tees Valley Combined Authority until 30 March 2024.
  • Service 63 Middlesbrough to Redcar = A minor change will be made to Monday to Friday Schoolday morning journeys from Redcar. 
  • Service X2 Middlesbrough to New Marske= The 0745 Monday to Friday journey from Middlesbrough will now operate on Schooldays also. 
  • Service X3A North Skelton to Saltburn Learning Academy = The morning journey will now leave North Skelton at 0800 and run 12 minutes earlier throughout due to a change in school hours.