(29 Dec 2014, 6:25 pm)upt50k wrote the X1 has changed from the inital concept of an express service in that not long after its introduction it was routed through Shildon and extra stops were added at Westgate Cres and Bondgate which help revenue but reduce the express appeal and as service ! buses were ugraded and taken out of Henknowle people now use this route
Wasn't one of the reasons for the re-routing of the X1 through Shildon was to replace off peak service 4A which I think interworked with a Nexus contracted service.