(18 Jul 2020, 12:15 pm)S813 FVK Perhaps, but it gets rid of any reference to the X21's short lived 15 minute frequency between Durham and Newcastle.

(24 Jul 2020, 3:51 pm)big mac So the 30 minute frequency on the X21 now is definitely permanent?

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(24 Jul 2020, 8:10 am)LeeCalder Fish with wings 

(22 Jul 2020, 7:07 pm)James101 I can’t be the only one to see the flying fish on 6331?

(24 Jul 2020, 4:22 pm)Storx It's still every 15 minutes / 20 minutes at peak times, was dead the rest of the time tbh.

(24 Jul 2020, 3:51 pm)big mac So the 30 minute frequency on the X21 now is definitely permanent?

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(24 Jul 2020, 5:00 pm)streetdeckfan Hopefully not, I was sick of not being able to get a seat, even during non-peak times, because people were using it as an express 21!

It's alright for the people just travelling to Durham/CLS as they can take the 21 and get there a bit slower, but for people like me who travel further than Durham, it was a nightmare. That was the main reason I would go via Stanley instead

(24 Jul 2020, 2:05 pm)ne14ne1 6332 is looking shiny, clean and bright lime green in the sun on the Saltmeadows forecourt at the moment.

It's sat there with a Red Kite branded streetlite which must be waiting to go in.

(24 Jul 2020, 5:10 pm)Dan I seriously don't think you'll have to worry about buses being overcrowded for a long time. The bus industry won't recover from this for at least 3-4 years, I'd say.

(24 Jul 2020, 5:17 pm)streetdeckfan The definition of 'overcrowded' has somewhat changed recently though, before you would say a bus is overcrowded when there's no standing room left, now it's 'overcrowded' when you've hit 50% seated capacity.
That's a pretty big change!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if they're at 50% pre-COVID passenger numbers, and they're at 50% capacity on the vehicles, wouldn't that mean they're essentially back to 'normal' and overcrowding could become an issue?

I suppose it depends on how soon we get back to being able to have near enough full capacity back.

(24 Jul 2020, 5:19 pm)Dan Closer to 40% than 50% in terms of pre-COVID passenger numbers, but that's in total, spread across the whole day. The growth isn't necessarily during the peaks as a lot of office workers (despite the latest government advice) are still working from home.

(24 Jul 2020, 5:00 pm)streetdeckfan Hopefully not, I was sick of not being able to get a seat, even during non-peak times, because people were using it as an express 21!

It's alright for the people just travelling to Durham/CLS as they can take the 21 and get there a bit slower, but for people like me who travel further than Durham, it was a nightmare. That was the main reason I would go via Stanley instead

(24 Jul 2020, 6:19 pm)big mac I was thinking a possible compromise might be an every 20 minute service on the X21 between Durham and Newcastle.  Although that would lead to an uneven 20/40 minute split on the Durham-West Auckland section.

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(24 Jul 2020, 7:01 pm)streetdeckfan I personally wouldn't mind a 40 minute frequency, although I doubt they'd do that because it doesn't look as good on a leaflet!

(24 Jul 2020, 5:11 pm)Dan 5410, 5411 and 5412 are all at Saltmeadows for repaint.

6332 is now back at Consett.

(24 Jul 2020, 7:42 pm)TEN 6083 Go North East 8315 / NK10 GOH by kieron mathews, on Flickr

Back out in service after receiving an advertisement for Newcastle Helix


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(24 Jul 2020, 7:49 pm)JP6004 They seem to be bashing them out. Well done

(24 Jul 2020, 8:24 pm)streetdeckfan I feel like the fact they left the front yellow ruins it.
About on par with the abomination that was 6069!

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(24 Jul 2020, 8:24 pm)streetdeckfan I feel like the fact they left the front yellow ruins it.
About on par with the abomination that was 6069!