(17 Dec 2022, 8:16 pm)Unber43 wrote But wouldn't you agree the X21/39/39A could possibly be the better option for passengers with better connections. And as for the 22/23 surely they're the nuisance operator which have came into Sunderland/Seaham which is heavy GNE Territory.

Not really the 6 is every 15 minutes and runs on evenings in a Arriva area whereas the X21 is every 30 minutes and doesn't.

The X21 should avoid Durham if it was about duplication like it used to then it would be more useful. If tickets were intermodal then no-one loses out.

Peterlee and West Seaham are both heavy Arriva though, there's always going to be some duplication.

On paper though the best routes would be imo:

X21: Sunderland - Limited Stop - Seaham - Limited Stop - Peterlee - Current Route - Darlington (Hourly)
X22: Sunderland - Limited Stop - Seaham - Limited Stop - Peterlee - Current Route - Middlesbrough (Hourly)
X6: Withdrawn, replaced by X21/X22
22: Sunderland - East Lea / West Lea - Murton Loop - Peterlee - Current Route - Durham (Every 30 Minutes)
23: Current Route (Every 30 Minutes)
60 -> Renumbered 21 (Every 15 Minutes)
61: Withdrawn, replaced by 22

21/22/23 - Every 7.5 Minutes, Sunderland to East/West Lea
X21/X22 - Every 30 Minutes

Obviously a problem when you have 2 operators though. The PVR should be the same / slightly less than now aswell.