(15 Aug 2025, 8:40 pm)Storx wrote To be fair they can't do the Consett expresses neither. 

It's hard to say whether it's vehicle related though or engineering; Riverside, Consett and Washington have been a shambles for months now, as an understatement.

Loading on X45 does suggest going to a 20 minute frequency.

I'd go for a revised X46 to fill the gap, but going up Ebchester bank past Derwent Walk Inn (restoring links) before dropping towards Shotley Bridge and rejoining the X45 route before Benfieldside.

Option to swing via the hospital?