Very interesting re the X3 and X36!
According to the email, the X3 is making a loss.
Im guessing that the quiet points will be along Newcastle Road - places which are close to a metro station. However, there must be a demand from Boldon towards Newcastle (enough to have a half hour service anyway), considering there arent too many points in the Boldon area close to a Metro Station (East Boldon, Brockley Whins and Fellgate aren't very to close to the main housing/shopping/employment centres) of Boldon.
It is also interesting to see the councilors all seem to be from the Boldon area too (looking at the facebook group).
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