(10 Aug 2022, 11:37 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Really? The 684 is usually quite empty, and doesn't spend long in Eldon Square. Just 1 bus per hour, mostly a Solo allocated, suggests the service isn't very popular. Any ideas where these passengers were going? Usually anyone getting on at Eldon Square is going to either Throckley or Hexham and usually nobody gets on after Eldon Square for quite some distance and likewise nobody alights. For the most part I only use the 684 between Eldon Square and Denton Burn, and I have seen people get on in Fenham before.
645 has permanently transferred from Consett to Hexham. Not sure about 643.
I only used it as far as the General Hospital as I was just dropping some stuff off for work, but judging by the conversations I was eavesdropping on, it's been getting quite busy recently. A few of the passengers were complaining about how busy it's been.
I wouldn't even say it's because of the school holidays as I think I was one of the youngest people on the bus!