(08 Feb 2014, 7:28 pm)G-CPTN wrote Wasn't the 'deal' whereby GNE swapped routes with Arriva supposed to end 'competition'?
Arriva and Go North East secret bus routes deal exposed
Acquisition by Arriva Northumbria Limited of the bus operations of Go North East Limited in Ashington
Suppose so, but a express service from Newcastle to Alnwick (via Gosforth, Regent Centre, Brunton Lane, Stannington, Morpeth then non-stop) would be good. Possibly add a ''unique'' section of the route to it that the X15 doesn't serve, but god knows what that could be!