(30 Mar 2022, 7:10 pm)Unber43 wrote X45/X46, are express version of the slower version the 47.
As said later, there's barely any difference though.
Personally I'd just merge them all back as one and market it as 5 buses an hour between Rowlands Gill and Newcastle / Metro Centre rather than every 20 minutes and there's another 30 minute service aswell.
It's confusing having two similar routes for people not knowing where to go and you'll end up having people waiting longer than they need to, not to mention on a Sunday evening only the 47 runs to add even more confusion.