(20 Jun 2023, 11:04 pm)Drifter60 wrote Yeah amended - I knew they didn’t have equal headway as the X84 served more locations. But the X85 really was completely axed, my point being how can you go from new double decker ‘state of the art’ buses to cancelled in a year!

The trains got increased to 3 trains per hour at the same time. There's just no demand for 3 buses and 3 trains doing the same journey. 

I know some will say they wouldn't walk to the train station but anyone with that mindset would use the 685 as it stops closer to people's doors. The bus station is in the middle of nowhere aswell.

Trains increased by 30k people at Hexham in 2019/20. The new buses were very much a fightback against them but failed miserable as anyone with sense wouldn't choose a bus that takes twice as long, not to mention on the trains you get an added bonus with the Metro Centre aswell.

Also the Pacers got withdrawn so all those 'benefits' of using the bus ie tables etc were gone as Class 156 and Class 158's both have them aswell with much more space.