(19 Sep 2013, 10:13 pm)Michael wrote 56 - current route
X56 - Sunderland - Concord - Gateshead - Newcastle
Both every 20 mins?
Don't think we will see any massive changes
An express version of the 56 would clearly be an improvement on what we have at the minute (though not a massive one as you say - if it sees the X3/X36 chopped which would seem likely it actually equals fewer buses per hour if the 56/X56 followed a combined 10 min frequency as at present on the 56). Also, still doesn't do anything at all for the considerable proportion of the Sunderland population that live in Sunderland south/west, who would still have to go into Sunderland/Houghton/Washington and make a connection.