(05 Sep 2014, 10:57 pm)Jimmi wrote I would like to see an express service from Darlington to Newcastle possibly stopping at Newton Aycliffe, Chilton and Ferryhill but run to a shorter route than service 7 running every 30 minutes and it could be combined with the X21 between Durham and Newcastle which would mean an express service every 15 minutes from Durham and Newcastle. Also the it would provide a direct service for New College students which would take money away from Arriva.
The benefits of this could be far-reaching.
People from Aycliffe, Chilton and Ferryhill would also have a direct bus to the University Hospital....send it via New Inn and you then open up another link to Newcastle from the University area. And then, people from Darlo to Ferryhill have a bus that takes them to the Elvet area of Durham.
I have suggested this previously, albeit in a different form! But I think a 30 minute frequency would be overkill. Hourly at best I would say. Perhaps the X22 could be extended to Newcastle to make the 15 minute express frequency?
We're drifting into another thread here!