(07 Jul 2019, 12:48 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I'd also argue that the X21 isnt that much of an express service either now they've extended it to Tindale. It seems to go round the bloody world. Sure, it's express from Gateshead to CLS, but it's not really that much faster than the 21, and when you consider it's a 2 hour journey end to end, the difference is negligible
But these are the journey times to / from CLS:
- X21 to Newcastle: 31 mins
- X21 to CLS: 30 mins
- 21 to Newcastle: 46 mins
- 21 to CLS: 42 mins
So there's at least 10 minutes saving if not more. It's like people saying that Arriva's X20 isn't an express as it goes all the way to Alnwick despite saving around 10-15 minutes over the X21 / X22.