(20 Dec 2021, 3:18 pm)Kramer1 wrote Yes it is. My point though is that most Hexham residents now have a choice of trekking to the bus station for the X85 or catching the 685 anywhere along the main road right through the town, previously served all day by the X85. GNE presumably did this to save on PVR. Now due to the X85’s demise the fastest bus between Hexham and Newcastle is that of a rival operator but in the current climate they presumably can’t both survive.
The X85 is a commercial venture. The X84, and all other local bus services in Hexham, are secured by Northumberland County Council.
The X85 no longer runs to Newbrough because that section of the route was secured at the time, and Northumberland County Council wanted it to be a separate service.