(24 Dec 2021, 8:35 pm)Rapidsnap wrote To be fair, rerouting the X85 to go direct along the A69 has more likely killed the service more than help it, as it only really serves Hexham Bus Station and Corbridge petrol station before galloping along to Denton Burn. They should at least kept it serving Horsley and Heddon on the Wall, and if they wanted to attract people in Hexham, it would have been better off extending the service to loop around Priestlands and Causey Hill. Because if people need to be given a lift to somewhere, they probably be given a lift to the train station as it's easier to drive there and drop people off compared to dropping people off at Hexham Bus Station, plus easier for cars to wait to pick people up too.

(24 Dec 2021, 8:39 pm)Dan wrote Hehe!! You’re making me chuckle this evening, Andreos! I’ll consider that your Christmas present to the community.


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(24 Dec 2021, 8:49 pm)Storx wrote Surely the bus should compliment the train rather than compete against it... 

It's one of the biggest reason why public transport sucks in the UK whereas in European countries the bus would take you to the local train station to get in a more modern train to Newcastle with the bus times linking with the train and so on. 

It's one of the reasons why transport works in London as it links up whereas the rest of the UK it doesn't.

Train will always beat bus regardless because the bus takes longer and does the exact same route as the car.