The 44 was a great service. Never used the rubbish that followed it as they took over 20 minutes longer than the 44 to get to Newcastle. Deliberately run down by Arriva with old clapped out rubbish on it including minibuses. X8 waste of space,X9 waste of time,306 don,t even bother as it takes nearly an hour from Marden Estate to Newcastle,use the car instead. A perfect example of how to discourage bus use. Nobody from Marden want's a detour round Battle Hill.