(06 Apr 2013, 2:15 pm)dave2906 wrote I've come up with ideas for the X9 and the X10.
X9 (MONDAY - SATURDAY DAYTIME EVERY 60 MINUTES / EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS EVERY 2 HOURS) SERVING: NEWCASTLE - GATESHEAD - HEWORTH - TESTO'S ROUNDABOUT - PETERLEE BUS STATION - PETERLEE SLIP ROAD - NORTON RED LION - STOCKTON BUS STATION -MIDDLESBROUGH BUS STATION
X10 (MONDAY - SATURDAY DAYTIME EVERY 2 HOURS) SERVING: NEWCASTLE - GATESHEAD - HEWORTH - TESTO'S ROUNDABOUT - PETERLEE SLIP ROAD - MIDDLESBROUGH BUS STATION - NORTHALLERTON POST OFFICE -THIRSK KIRKGATE - EASINGWOLD THREE HORSE SHOE - SKELTON BLACKSMITHS ARMS - CLIFTON PARK - YORK RAILWAY STATION
X10 (EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS EVERY 2 HOURS) SERVING: NEWCASTLE - GATESHEAD - HEWORTH - TESTO'S ROUNDABOUT - PETERLEE BUS STATION - PETERLEE SLIP ROAD - NORTON RED LION - STOCKTON BUS STATION -MIDDLESBROUGH BUS STATION - NORTHALLERTON POST OFFICE -THIRSK KIRKGATE - EASINGWOLD THREE HORSE SHOE - SKELTON BLACKSMITHS ARMS - CLIFTON PARK - YORK RAILWAY STATION
X11 (MONDAY - SATURDAY EVERY 2 HOURS) SERVING: NEWCASTLE - GATESHEAD - HEWORTH - TESTO'S ROUNDABOUT - PETERLEE SLIP ROAD - MIDDLESBROUGH BUS STATION - NORTHALLERTON POST OFFICE -THIRSK KIRKGATE - EASINGWOLD THREE HORSE SHOE - SKELTON BLACKSMITHS ARMS - CLIFTON PARK - YORK RAILWAY STATION - LEEDS CITY BUS STATION
Great Idea, but it would never happen.
I mean who would want to sit on a Bus from Newcastle to York/Leeds plus there's the timing of the journey which would be around 3 Hours, 6 Hours there and back.
Legally 1 driver wouldn't be able to do that as they have to have a break, so it would only work if there was 2 Drivers on the Bus, its the same with Arriva going from Newcastle to Berwick/Alnwick. I believe National Express already operates services from Newcastle to York/Leeds anyways plus you have Megabus also. Then you have the ultra fast option of the Train which commuters would rather use and pay more money at the same time.