(01 May 2022, 8:39 pm)streetdeckfan wrote To me, the only reason the X12 goes to Newcastle is so they have a service that connects Arriva Northumberland and Arriva Durham County. Otherwise you'd have to use another operator to travel between their areas.

If they operated them completely independently like GNE and EY, then I could see them withdrawing it. But with the way it's currently set up, I can't see it ever getting withdrawn to be honest.

Aye your probably right, must admit I've used it down to Birtley a few times to save money from up Blyth way so people definitely do it.

I know someone who used to travel from Sedgefield to Northumbria Uni every day aswell so people do use it through. Dedicated is all I can say as it's like 95 minutes each way. Then there's me moaning travelling 35 minutes and then ended up getting a lift to the Metro to save 15 minutes.