(01 Aug 2015, 2:45 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Yet, Ashington is the place where most people use the bus?Well it's certainly not going to help create growth and now the X20 is being extended to Alnwick, there needs to be another quick or at least relatively quick bus that passengers can depend upon without being taken around the world.
The "easy peasy" 10minute frequency at Ashington & Newcastle is so its easy for Arriva staff to get across to passengers and easy for passengers to remember.
The X21/X22 need to be left alone now, there is no problem with the routes. The Nedderton extension should stay as it will leave the area around Ridge Farm without a frequent bus service.
People between Billy Mill and Willington Square have no problem with the 308 running 10 minutes after the 306 on that section of both routes and vice versa.
The only noticable difference to joe public is the 5/15 gaps from ONLY Ashington for journeys to Bedlington Newcastle. Other than that, it's a case of that they run every 10 minutes combined even Northbound from Newcastle and Bedlington unless people actually sat there and timed it.