(13 Mar 2025, 5:24 pm)9920up wrote April changes (most of them anyway) now published by Arriva. https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/...ast?page=1
Surprised that Arriva haven't taken advantage of the shambles at GNE and set up a genuine competitor to the 21/X21. They've got the depot to do it from the Durham end of the route and could probably get the vehicles. Dunno how easy it would be to recruit drivers though unless they offered an incentive for any GNE drivers to leave Washy / Consett.
Only issue is lack of support at the Newcastle end of the route with Jesmond gone.