(19 Apr 2017, 10:29 pm)northern156 wrote Tynedale Express X84 could have something to do with Wylam, being the birthplace of George Stephenson? Indeed the museum is signposted from the main bus stop!X84 and X85 alternate throughout the day - necessary to maintain hourly timing (X85 route takes 45 minutes, X84 60 minutes).
Yet another reason to split up the brand from the X85 and X84. The latter of which isn't much of an express outside of Heddon.
The X84 evolved from the 684 which ran through Anick and then Horsley.
Correction:- 687 to Horsley; 684 to Ovington and Newcastle;
687 now runs only to Corbridge.
The X85 was introduced to compete with the (then unreliable) Arriva 685 - breakdowns and cancellations were frequent due to old coach stock.
To be fair to Arriva their 685 runs to and from Carlisle, so there is more possibility for delays on the single carriageway A69 west of Hexham.