(13 Jun 2024, 9:08 pm)garym67 wrote The X30/31 works well enough as a route, if any change is needed it just skip A194 to Redheugh bridge and operate via Centrelink to avoid the queues on the bridge which are getting worse. It's only reliability that is the issue, but more frequent would be good too.

It could be that it now shows X32 as part of accounts for the route variation, if that returned to the old X32 route it would be via Ouston, Team Valley and Gateshed but not sure that would happen.

Be interesting to see what the X32 is mind, just think in Stanley would prefer the fast link to Gateshead over another bus to Whickham, the time difference between Sunniside is identical, give or take.

I'm surprised it hasn't be resolved tbh as the X72 is way too slow. Obviously just leaves the Whickham bit somewhere so just curtail it and take 2 buses off the 97(1) instead it should be doable as it's roughly 30 minutes from Newcastle to Whickham on the X30, be PVR neutral.