(03 Jun 2026, 9:59 am)Storx wrote Aye no arguments, I was saying more that a Metrocentre bus would have that issue though, rather than the X1 etc. 

Tbh though the Durham <> Metrocentre link should be via Stanley though imo.

Could easily do something like:


Which merges the 6/16/16A/X72/X73 into 3 simple to use 30 minute day time services and hourly evening services and gives everyone in the Stanley area, at least one bus to Newcastle, one bus to the Metrocentre and one bus to Durham.

The Durham to Metrocentre links on that route are quite direct anyway really.

Before the pandemic , when we regularly visited on a Sunday, it was six and two threes whether it was quicker to go via Stanley or Gateshead. When the X21 is going through one of its bad patches, I often walk to the hospital instead of the college, if I’m travelling to Newcastle so I have the option of going via Stanley, as it doesn’t take much longer than a 21 stuck in traffic (and is a much more scenic route!)