(11 Sep 2015, 9:34 pm)buss14 wrote well i think to make it more attractive they should make more trains stop at alnmouth because uses stopping there during the day is pointless

Hang on, it isn't that simple. If I remember correctly, there is one 1tph to London VTEC, 1tph to Edinburgh VTEC, 1tp2h to the South West XC and 1tp2h to Scotland XC...

Having the X18/X20 run roughly every half hour between Alnmouth and Alnwick, is an improvement to services at Alnmouth station and links better to trains and reduces bus waiting times. 

It's an inconvenience to have to walk to the bus stop at the roundabout for the X18. 

I suggested to Arriva, to promote the service calling at Alnmouth station. What happens? A sheet of paper in the (revised) X20 timetable stating the obvious. Who reads that when they're looking for bus times..? 

The promotion of the improved X20 is crap. Could Arriva have discussions with Northern Rail, VTEC and CrossCounty for them to advertise the half-hourly frequency to Alnwick and the Coast..? 

I'm going to say it now, Arriva are not going to be able to connect to East Coast Main Line services without messing up the 15-minute frequency between Morpeth and Newcastle with a hourly service.