(09 May 2015, 2:03 pm)aureolin wrote Why would they decrease the frequency of the X1? It tends to run without any major issues, and if anything, could do with a frequency increase between the Galleries and Newcastle.
Yeah I agree that an increase in buses between The Galleries and Newcastle may be needed but I wouldn't increase the frequency of the X1. The frequency that the X1 provides between Easington Lane and The Galleries is more than enough as it is now and doesn't justify any more buses. I think there could be a case to bring back the old X4 route again on a half hourly freqeuncy. Not only would this provide an extra 2 buses an hour between The Galleries and Newcastle, it would also re-instate a direct link from parts of North Sunderland to the Galleries and also help make up for the reduction in frequency of the 56. The 73 would possibly no longer need to serve Castletown as a result, making that route a bit more direct as well.