(09 Aug 2025, 7:18 pm)PH - BQA wrote It is nowhere near the quietest route.
I mean, they are close enough for key places. Headed back from Newcastle, if an X22 comes first anyone living along Ridge Terrace in Bedlington for example will get that ahead of an X21. Similarly with anyone around the Half Moon at Stakeford.
It's interesting how you continue to ignore what you are told about both the X21 and X22 from someone who is very well acquainted with them both, and has a healthy amount of experience with where (and how many) people use them.
It's quieter than the 35 and X21 which are realistically the only other routes which could be cut though, unless you want to drop something to hourly which would be stupid.
I do though tbf, because Bedlington Station still isn't open which is the one which imo is going to impact the X21 badly and 6 BPH + 2 TPH from Bedlington Station to Ashington is just overkill, evening ignoring the different routes especially since the 1 has problems with Bebside / Bedlington Station to Ashington aswell.
Btw agreed on the engineering though.