As it is currently in County Durham and you wanted to go to Bishop Auckland from Consett, You'd have to endure a 45 Minutes trip into Durham on the 15/15A and then another 45 Minutes on the X21, So in total a 3 Hour Trip if you were going there and back in a Day. Whereas if the V10 was Introduced if would take half that time to do a round trip.
After my trip out around Durham on Thursday I would say there is plenty of room for improvement in the County Durham Network and more specifically in those Isolated Areas.
RE: Go North East Service Suggestions