(03 Jun 2026, 12:03 am)Adrian wrote I wasn't suggesting that there's no one going the other way, but if you look at something like the X1 in Washington, it's heavily Newcastle bound on a morning and vice-versa at peak. Those travelling, say from Wrekenton to the Galleries, will tend to be after 9.30.

An express shouldn't duplicate, it should take loadings to/from key points. At the time the X22 ran from Durham, it would make sense to do that, on what's already a busy Saturday corridor.


The X88 wasn't dead. Similarly to the X22, it was axed because the operator felt people could just change at Gateshead for the X66, despite this almost trebling the journey time in the case of the X88.

I disagree with Team Valley. Retail world is very much designed as a car-friendly out of town retail space. I think those who don't drive would end up going to Newcastle or the Metrocentre instead. 

The rest is pretty much industrial, and therefore likely to work standard business hours.

I disagree, firstly because there are certain retailers that arent in Newcastle or Metrocentre that people without a car may need and secondly a lot of offices are flexiable hours now.