(24 Jan 2015, 11:36 am)gtom wrote I know they've increased the stops and I could be wrong but its now
Barley Mow - Birtley Centre - Birtley Windsor Road - Allerdene (angel) - Allerdene Bridge - Stone Trough Pub - Low Fell Centre - Gateshead
Its handy to pluck passengers from the South end of Birtley but I don't think Arriva advertise the service well enough. On a total flip side. Take out the X and make it the 2?
The GNE wall is full of people frustrated with the Angel, I'm one of them, an alternative would be welcomed if more people knew! Especially considering the low cost of Arriva's weekly ticket versus Buzzfares and the lower cost of tickets (ie - £2.20 from Birtley to Gateshead vs £2.70 on Angel)
I know Arriva are terrible at advertising their services I think all buses should have timetables onboard as people often will pick them up and they need to advertise their services more online, we can only hope that when they launch MAX on the X12/X2 that may draw more passengers to it and hopefully they'll do a launch local to the X2 and not just one in Stockton.