(28 Oct 2013, 9:33 pm)Tom wrote Bus services are generally quiet in the early morning! - I'd guess it would be busier heading into Newcastle later in the day. These services have been busy when I've saw them, during the day
That is absolute tosh.
A bus service arriving into Newcastle for just before 8am should be carrying a decent load.
Its obvious this service is another service that will be pruned in the near future. Carrying small pockets of cash fares and loads of OAP's leads to a service that just will not pay for itself.
The OK1 died with this, the X7 is prooving it again (due to be cut back also). This X84/X85 is another.
Will be interesting to see how brand loyalty lies when the Arriva revisions to the 685 kick in.