(07 Jul 2015, 4:32 pm)Jimmi wrote There is that although I am unsure what the numbers are like on the X35.
Don't think I'd want to get that from Peterlee to Sunderland mind.
If people wish to alight at a stop just before or just after Peterlee, which is not served by the X7 (but is via a connection), you'll find there is quite a few who do use the X35 for the Sunderland - Peterlee stretch.
I don't get to see the X21 a lot these days, though my friend did ask me if it was possible to use it to travel from Sunderland to Peterlee, as she did not feel confident getting on an empty bus, when it was in Park Lane. This was a few Saturdays ago, around mid-day.
Do think passenger numbers have increased on services 22/23 since last October, mind. All of Arriva's services combined probably have a higher number of passengers per hour, though it'd be interesting to compare profit per run.
Interested to find out what's happening, mind. Chris seems to have recently seen Arriva employees monitoring loadings regularly.