(23 Jan 2022, 3:37 pm)Adrian wroteAll long distance routes are like that. I've seen Arriva's X15/X18 have queues before on a regular basis.
- I was surprised at the amount of passengers on an X10 to Newcastle, with the queue at Newgate Street for the return trip down to the zebra crossing, then taking a good 10 minutes to board everyone. Not bad for a service on the ropes.
If the X9/X10 are only averaging 30-35 passengers at most, it makes sense to drop the X9 and just have the X10 covering both. That's not to say GNE couldn't get creative in the future and perhaps add half hourly peak short trips to Peterlee etc