(14 Nov 2014, 4:46 pm)Dan wrote ..and, as usual, there's been an original Arriva liveried Pulsar on 22s today as well as an original Arriva liveried Solo on 23s today.

Have seen several X21s/22s/23s today, and I must say that the 23 has been performing best out of the three. I've seen tops of 5 on the X21s (from a rough head count as the bus has gone up/down Ryhope Road), so really not overly impressive. Could this just be down to the timings in and out of Peterlee (I think cbma06 has suggested similar in the past)? 

I think it could be as the 23 leaves Peterlee Bus Station at 08, 38 mins past and the 21 arrives at 38 minutes past and the X21 leaves at 42 minutes past, so I imagine people in Peterlee Bus Station are just jumping on the first bus that turns up which will be the 23.

Leaving Park Lane it is sandwiched between the 22 and 23 so again people just jumping on the first bus that's there when they turn up.

Hope numbers on the X21 improve.