(04 Oct 2013, 12:58 pm)Chris wrote What are the loadings like these days on the X21? 3 year old Mercs, maybe stick in a bit of wi-fi and a nice shiny brand (maybe along the lines of Citylink or Tynedale Express - definately an improvement on recent efforts) with a bit of marketing....
I assume the fact that Arriva have also recently upped their game on the express Newcastle - Durham market may be in their thinking as well?
X21 is very busy between Durham and Newcastle, could be better on the Bishop leg, but that isn't helped by convoys of late running 6s poaching passengers. The reliability on the 6 is terrible in general with a hotch-potch of buses being used. Usually a mix of Pulsar, decker, Prestige and today a Solo