The issue is coming the other way - until you get to The Broadway, the X24 is the only bus going into Fawcett Street since they pulled the 2. This has a knock-on effect with delays. I've just moved to doing them permanently and there's been a few times I've had only one or two on at Gateshead yet dropped off half a bus load in Fawcett Street. It's even worse when the 16's late as they're due within a few minutes of each other.
(Yesterday, 3:49 pm)Storx wrote Aye can't disagree really.
It's a shame though as it could be an opportunity to link those links together with a service which is actually useful for people going to a place they can't get to (Newcastle). It's where BSIP should've been used rather than upping the 56 imo. Even better if it somehow done parts of North Sunderland away from the 56 aswell.
Like the X36 did?