(19 Aug 2019, 1:57 pm)Dan 6304 out in service on the 1458 X21 from Newcastle.

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So will the X21 transfer to Chester from 1st September also?

(19 Aug 2019, 3:31 pm)JP6004

So will the X21 transfer to Chester from 1st September also?

(19 Aug 2019, 12:43 pm)JP6004 MG has stated on twitter that an order is to be placed within next month for new buses for X1 and for it to be joining Xline brand. New buses possible by March

Fingers crossed it'll be Enviro 400MMCs!

(19 Aug 2019, 3:46 pm)streetdeckfan It was said further up that with Crook closing the X21 will transfer to CLS

Yes knew it was closing but didnt know if we had the date confirmed?

(19 Aug 2019, 3:49 pm)L469 YVK

Fingers crossed it'll be Enviro 400MMCs!

No thank you. Fingers, legs, eyes crossed for Streetdecks

(19 Aug 2019, 3:52 pm)JP6004

Yes knew it was closing but didnt know if we had the date confirmed?

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No thank you. Fingers, legs, eyes crossed for Streetdecks

(19 Aug 2019, 1:57 pm)Dan 6304 out in service on the 1458 X21 from Newcastle.

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(19 Aug 2019, 4:22 pm)OrangeArrow49 Are Red Arrows, Quaylink and Tydedale Links/Tynedale Express getting new liveries/identities? Red Arrows getting new buses would make a new livery/brand name make sense. Quaylink and Tynedale Links should be changed to have the corporate stripes on for consistency and Tynedale Express will be Xlines eventually. I'd like to see the 74 changed to Xlines X74. Has Toonlink been axed?

Think will still be kept on the 6 for now. But would like to see it transferred onto the 10

(19 Aug 2019, 3:56 pm)streetdeckfan I'd assume it'd be on September 1st since that's when the X46C ends and the X21s start to terminate in CLS rather than Durham

(19 Aug 2019, 12:43 pm)JP6004 MG has stated on twitter that an order is to be placed within next month for new buses for X1 and for it to be joining Xline brand. New buses possible by March

(19 Aug 2019, 5:50 pm)Michael Wonder if any other buses will be ordered?

Probables looking at streetdecks for the X1


Going to be loads of cascades and withdrawals.

I honestly would have thought a refurb would have been more likely than replacement for routes that already have B9s on them, but I guess they'd be wanting all Xlines routes to have somewhat new buses on them

The fact that they've waited to order for the X1 makes me think they might be waiting to try the 6 cylinder Streetdeck on it. Having said that, I've never been on the X1 so I wouldn't know if it would need the power ?‍♂️

(19 Aug 2019, 12:43 pm)JP6004 MG has stated on twitter that an order is to be placed within next month for new buses for X1 and for it to be joining Xline brand. New buses possible by March

Hopefully they revise stopping arrangements between Shiney and Easington Lane.

It seems too long of a section, to be classed as an 'express', when it's essentially a local stopping service.

It might even reduce the PVR!

6304 out in X-Lines livery on the X21 this afternoon

Go North East: 6304 / NK16BXD by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

(19 Aug 2019, 6:02 pm)Andreos1

Hopefully they revise stopping arrangements between Shiney and Easington Lane.

It seems too long of a section, to be classed as an 'express', when it's essentially a local stopping service.

It might even reduce the PVR!

Should have been done rather than remove the M1 from there at the time.

Maybe a 4/4A arrangement could allow that to happen, sending 3 stoppers an hour, each direction, between Houghton and Shiney Row.

(19 Aug 2019, 6:41 pm)Jimmi

6304 out in X-Lines livery on the X21 this afternoon

Go North East: 6304 / NK16BXD by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr

It definitely does look better in person that in the photos. I've gone from hating it, to just disliking it.

I still think Gold and Blue is a terrible colour combination, especially with them small bits of blue at the front, to the side of the destination display

Definitely better than the Castles Express livery it replaces. (Excellent photo by the way, Dan).
  Go North East: 6304 / NK16BXD by Daniel Graham, on Flickr

I think its just the cream I have issue with personally. The cream is a bit, East Yorkshirey. Cream paint on buses always seems very countryside-ish. Little rural operators usually love a bit of old fashioned cream to remind the old dears of times gone by. Creams has no place within a modern dynamic city image which is what I think is more suited to NewcastleGateshead. Thankfully it's only a smidge along the bottom, and the rest looks very bright and smart. Big improvement over the dull blue Castles Express livery anyway.

(19 Aug 2019, 4:22 pm)OrangeArrow49 Are Red Arrows, Quaylink and Tydedale Links/Tynedale Express getting new liveries/identities? Red Arrows getting new buses would make a new livery/brand name make sense. Quaylink and Tynedale Links should be changed to have the corporate stripes on for consistency and Tynedale Express will be Xlines eventually. I'd like to see the 74 changed to Xlines X74. Has Toonlink been axed?

How would you make an express service from that route? Miss out Ponteland?

(19 Aug 2019, 7:30 pm)streetdeckfan

It definitely does look better in person that in the photos. I've gone from hating it, to just disliking it.

I still think Gold and Blue is a terrible colour combination, especially with them small bits of blue at the front, to the side of the destination display

Really?! I'm normally the first to complain about the endless tacky brands, but this has to be one of the best I've seen for a long time. Aside from my comments on the prominence of the GNE logo, it just seems to work for me.

On another note, I've written a short piece, based on my observations, a month into the new 'Better Bus Fares' by GNE: https://durhamtobeyond.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/39/