(23 Feb 2023, 1:21 pm)Unber43 wrote If you were talking about having X21/X12 jointed ticket agreement would it not just be worth GNE taking over the X12 with Arriva NE tickets accepted. Or GNE do the long X10's, ANE do the Durham to Middlesbrough shorts
As you could time the X10/X12 departures to newcastle for it to be every 30 mins.
The point of the X12 is for people from Sedgefield and Coxhoe to Newcastle and CLS and North Durham to Teesside. No-one would use it end to end it takes an age.
It's arguably better ran by Arriva than GNE who have depots at the Southern end of the route.
Heck even the X21 would be better ran by Arriva since they have depots nearer the Southern end of the route so there could be later runs without serious dead running, likely the reason why the last bus is very early now.
(23 Feb 2023, 10:26 am)Rob44 wrote Don't all the arriva " x" service observe the stops along the GN Road? My mate sometimes gets the x21 to brunton when the 44 doesn't turn up and walk to hazlerigg from there?
Sorry missed this. It's limited stop I believe not sure which ones and I don't believe they all do the same stops either to complicate tjings. I do believe everything serves that one though for the racecourse.