(09 Jan 2022, 10:02 am)Rob44 wrote i think this is a good idea. Northumbria tried this with a service where i used to live as everyone was complain there was no connection to kingston park form the villages of dinnington, brinswick, wideopen and hazlerigg. Think in its first week it was well used but then was cancelled after several months of make a loss due to low passenger numbers. Thin k the 101 start after this to give hazlerigg and, dingginton and wideopen the connection aging but missed out brunswick
Yeah there's been a few of them over the years, none of them have lasted really though mind I do believe X20 originally was one from Ashington which has lasted.
(09 Jan 2022, 11:46 am)ASX_Terranova wrote Would it share any of its route with this?
http://asxterranova.home.blog/2020/09/10...xpress-x7/
Not really it runs in the opposite direction pretty much yours going North East then North West whereas mine goes North West then North East.
tbh. The section between Durham and Annfield Plain will carry fresh air so changed them a bit.
X44 (X-Lines) - Lanchester to Newcastle via Metro Centre - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.82085...96!1m0!3e0 (Hourly)
6 - Current route to Burnopfield (30 Mins), then current route to Burnhope only (Hourly)
7 - Stanley to Gateshead via Tanobie and Lobley Hill - https://www.google.com/maps/dir/54.86812...c5!1m0!3e0 (Hourly)
X70/X71 - Restored to every 30 minutes between Burnopfield and Newcastle rather than the useless 20/40 atm.
X72 - Withdrawn
Restores most links, provides a quicker service from Stanley to Gateshead, Annfield Plain/Dipton to Metro Centre get their bus route back. Quickish service from Lanchester to Newcastle. Sunniside Estates get a bus to Gateshead to connect to new routes.