(13 May 2024, 7:37 pm)Jimmi wrote Seeing that plan for the X12 did raise the cynicism in me to think X22 could be getting scaled back, hourly Peterlee to Trimdon Village running off 22B is certainly plausible, I would say it would almost entirely eliminate a direct bus from Trimdons towards Sedgefield but doubt that bothers Arriva too much.
Unsure if there's ang contractual requirements on any portion of the X22 in the daytime? Evenings are, so could wind up like the 35A which serves areas which doesn't even have a daytime service/links.
Yeah that was my thoughts aswell, mind I was more thinking they'd keep it fully 30 minutes, didn't realise the 22B was standalone so maybe it could be:
22B -> X22 -> X22 -> X22 -> X22 -> 22B. Would still a bus off the PVR if I worked it out right ie.
22B, 11:53 DUR -> 12:45 PTL
X22: 12:50 PTL -> 13:32 SDG
X22: 13:33 SDG -> 14:15 PTL
X22: 14:20 PTL -> 15:02 SDG
X22: 15:03 SDG -> 15:45 PTL
22B: 15:55 PTL -> 16:45 DUR
Nice hours for a driver shift and there's no timetable changes either as the 22B / X22 connect anyway.