(15 Apr 2015, 7:23 pm)Malarkey wrote X21 - Sunderland - Ryhope - New Seaham - Dalton Park - Murton - South Hetton - Easington Lane - High Pittington - Sherburn Village - A1(M) Direct - Newton Aycliffe - Aycliffe Village - Harrowgate Hill - Darlington
Replacing current X21 Hourly
X22 - Sunderland - Ryhope - New Seaham - Dalton Park - Murton - South Hetton - Easington Lane - High Pittington - Carville - Durham
Operating Hourly alongside the X21, Providing a Faster Journey Time between Sunderland and Durham compared to the existing Service 22.
X23 - Darlington - Aycliffe Village - Newton Aycliffe - A1(M) Direct - Durham - Framwellgate Moor - Chester le Street - A1(M) Direct - Low Fell - Gateshead - Newcastle
Operating Hourly providing a Service Every 20 Minutes between Durham and Newcastle alongside Service X12.
your X22 is duplicating GNE routes, and also between South Hetton and Durham route, Arriva already done this route before and couldn't keep it running as a profit, this is why it had to be secured under DCC, and now GNE runs that route.
your X23, cheaper and quicker by train. and also if the service gets held up in city traffic etc.. it will cause a knock on effect at either end.
your X21, so u need more buses to do this service and it will run at a loss.