(18 Nov 2025, 10:26 pm)S830OFT wrote The X24s always seemed to be quite popular since it started, although the running times don't really take into account the short hop journeys or increased traffic congestion. Rush hour seems to be all day, every day now.
There are quite a few people who do use the service from end to end, and with the new Metros being quite uncomfortable with the sideways seating, lack of cushion in the seats & no windows to open, amongst other things, it wouldn't surprise me if more people opted for the X24 just to avoid what can be an anxiety provoking experience on the Metro.
The only real change I would make for the X24 is to have a few more journeys added on an evening, as the final journey out of Newcastle always seems to do really well with passengers, apart from that it seems to be a well established route doing well now...
100% with that - not sure why they don't run later on a Friday or Saturday night - Stagecoach could make some more money.