@ GTomlinson:
It's mainly local councilors (both current and ex) and resident associations. Another point contention concerns is that the 28/X25 serve roads skirting the perimeter of estates (with particular reference to Barley Mow) rather than the estates themselves. A lot of bungalows are positioned in the centre of estates which makes bus services largely inaccessible to elderly and immobile transport users. A valid point.
@Andreos1:
Surely, you're not comparing the insignificant 40 minute journey of the 23, a bus which serves a handful of close communities straggling either side of thje A1, to the mammoth, near 2hr journey of the 638, a bus which served not only communities as diverse as Clara Vale and Oxclose but also encompassed some of the 23 route? That's sacrilege, lol.
RE: Service Suggestions