(21 Jun 2015, 12:34 pm)Tom wrote Yeah exactly, the X22 is always busy with young people, and as GNE offer a 90p single, thats more than likely the service they are going to use!
Another thing worth noting, is that a lot of the young people who use the service board in Chester-le-Street; which is Go North East territory. They likely have Key Cards, etc from the scholars services, although I imagine some do pay full fare, as they rarely use the bus. Likewise for those in Birtley, with the POP Card. The only place I could think of where the Arriva Teen Card may hold some weight on the X24 route, is in Durham.
Also, as the X24 runs at a frequency of every 2 hours, and the X22 every hour... The more frequent it is, the more appealing it is going to be.