I know how much people loved the X3 but iv'e just read this on their facebook post for a reminder of the changes today!
R.I.P. the X3. Three years ago this was a viable, well used route between Newcastle, Boldon and Sunderland with newish buses (Merc. Citaros) and a 30 min frequency, with loadings better than many Northern routes.
It has gradually been made less convenient so fewer people used it and using much older vehicles. It struggled on when cut to hourly and then, in January this year came the world's most incompetently designed bus timetable, with journeys terminating half a mile from Sunderland at the Wheatsheaf and some Saturday runs finishing in the middle of nowhere north of Fulwell. GNE should be ashamed
I'm sorry but it was against the metro, nearly all its route, it was dropped due to low passenger numbers and then the timetable was torn apart when the X36 was increased, i have to agree with him about the last timetable being incompetently designed, the X3 still should of gone in to the town centre.
Edit: Also noticed GNE still have the old timetables on the site along with the new ones... normally they automatically removed when it comes to the date of the changes.. it also says they still run the X3,37,73 and 558
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Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.