(8 hours ago)Storx wrote Aye totally agreed to be honest; not going to lie I've always been surprised they haven't curtailed some of the 21's shorter than Chester Le Street. They're really not busy at that end of the route, especially beyond Birtley Morrisons, but the Low Fell section probably does deserve the more frequent service. With CLS depot shut, you could arguably turn them anywhere now really. Ironic because the housing 2 streets behind have a token hourly service Mon - Sat Daytimes to Newcastle.
I'm not sure where the idea the 21 carries fresh air past certain points is coming from - it absolutely doesn't - and as much as we deride it, BSIP required strong and factual business cases with relevant data.
On a weekend especially, the service is regularly full by the time it departs Birtley - agree additional resource for Low Fell in this case - perhaps running a short 21 to Angel and turning at Eighton Lodge would solve this.
As much as I question GNE, it feels a convenient and lazy stick to beat them with.