(30 Dec 2019, 8:01 pm)streetdeckfan wrote And that had exactly the same issue they're going to face with the extension to the X21.
Why would you use a GNE service if it's just one route?
If you're travelling anywhere that isn't on that route, you'll have to buy an Arriva ticket as well, and at that point, why not just use all Arriva services.
The OK1 was the service that went to the likes of Crook, Darlington, West Auckland etc that you said was needed a couple of posts back and it still only lasted 18 months.
Even when people had the reason to buy a GNE ticket with the connection to the X21 in Bishop Auckland, it wasn't enough to combat the dominance of Arriva.