(19 Feb 2016, 2:59 pm)mb134 wrote I know it was half term this week, but on Monday I used the X21 for only the third time since December, and the amount of passengers surprised me. It would have been the 14:54 from Newcastle, and when I boarded in Bedlington, both decks were at least half full.
In my view, they could use the ones that have less problems as spares, however I've got no clue where the worst ones (7501/4 seem to be the main culprits) would go.
In my experiences, peak time on the X21/22 starts earlier and finishes later than most other services. The amount of passengers that get on/off in Bedlington in peak time surprised me, although I guess that is down to the fact most residents there commute to Newcastle to work, with very little on offer in the town itself?
Hmm... I don't think many people would want to vist Bedlington and Ashington who don't live or know people who live there, especially as there isn't that much on offer to see in those places that couldn't be gotten elsewhere, mainly in regards to shopping and such. This is probably why it's been deserted when I've been using the services as I imagine most of the passengers would be heading in the opposite direction to me, at 10am more passengers are probably heading into Newcastle than there would be from Newcastle.