(21 Feb 2015, 12:02 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Ah yes. I remember those Palatine 1s! Absolute beasts.

I recall a run on one on the old X23(? I think it was) from the MetroCentre all the way to Durham. That was bliss!

Rode a few on the old X22 (the one that went around the houses) too.

Let's not forget about twenty on scholars!

Those were fantastic machines!

The X22/X23 have had a few different routes over the years, at one point there was an X22 between Ferryhill and the MetroCentre I think.



The last I remembered of the X23 was it ran Bishop Auckland - Newcastle which I think followed the same route as the 21 did then after Durham Bus Station it headed along towards Belmont then down the A1(M) can't remember if it was limited stop. It only operated about every 3 hours. This was until the X21 was introduced.