Bus company announces improved Sunderland-Stanley service
and live on Freeview channel 276
The services run from Sunderland’s Park Lane Interchange, through to Washington, then on to Stanley and back.
A company tweet said that: “From Sunday 14 May, service 8 will start running every 30 minutes again, following staffing improvements.”
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Destinations on the number 8 and 8A route, travelling in the Stanley to Sunderland direction, include the following stops:
Beamish Museum, Grange Villa, Pelton, Chester-le-Street, Rickleton, Harraton, Glebe, Washington, Waterview Park, Teal Farm, Castletown (8) and Hylton Riverside Park (8) or Hastings Hill (8A) and Sunderland Royal Hospital (8A).