(08 Sep 2013, 9:23 am)Kuyoyo wrote Don't you mean the 85? On Sundays, the 685 is split with Arriva only operating the Hexham-Newcastle section hourly as the 85, while Stagecoach operate Hexham-Carlisle as the 685 every 3 hours (with a 31 minute layover on each trip on 685, and a 27 minutes layover on the 85). So, the X84 doesn't have a leg to stand-on on Sundays really, 2 journeys each way vs an hourly service on more-or-less the same corridor, no contest.
Every time I've seen the service on Sundays (including this morning), the blind has said 685 Hexham. I know it is split, but I wasn't aware of any re-numbering of the service.
EDIT: The only place that seems to list the service as 85, is Arriva's website. Journey Planner, Nexus and the buses themselves all display 685 as normal, just showing Hexham as its terminus as opposed to Carlisle.