(31 Aug 2014, 7:58 pm)Dan wrote Without wishing to turn this into the "Service Suggestions" thread...
If this were to happen, and the X2 was dropped to an hourly frequency, why couldn't the costs saved here be pumped into the evening runs to provide later journeys from Middlesbrough to Durham, to get the buses back home?
I can only imagine the frequency of the X2 at present links to the heavy competition on the Durham Road corridor provided by Go North East, but I'd suggest that anyone travelling who doesn't have onward Arriva connections in Durham (either to the X1 or to other Arriva services) will want to get on the 21 or X21 instead - especially as the latter is getting an increased frequency at peaks...
In my experience with the X2 it can be busy at times, there has been times there has been few seats left on Pulsar operated journeys and part the reason why it looks so empty at times is because the X1 needs double deckers but the X2 doesn't get double decker loads the X2 that leaves Framwellgate Moor at around 1535 does get a decent amount of New College students because the 64 passes the New College students because its full of Fram school kids.
Also why does Arriva think that New College students finish between 4pm and 5:30pm when many students tend to finish between 3pm and 4pm after about 1620 the only students waiting for a bus are those waiting for the 1638 service 7 and at 1530 students are left behind because the 64 is full of Fram school kids.