Aside from at peak times, I've never really had a great issue with time-keeping on service X1. I usually do the Galleries to Newcastle stretch, and the bus is often sat waiting time at the Galleries and tends to get into Eldon Square on-time (providing there's not a massive queue of buses trying to get into the bus station).
For those that didn't see the news article of 4949 prior to it being updated with a photograph at the time of being on fire, do click here.
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