New service X11
New service X11
(03 Apr 2021, 1:36 pm)streetdeckfan It's not just the livery, it's the branding as a whole.
Here's a hypothetical scenario:
Let's say GNE wanted to run a once a day service from Newcastle to Barnard Castle.
They already have a service called the X21 so they think why not call it the X22 because it goes a similar direction.
It serves Chester le Street, Durham, and even Bishop Auckland along the route, the same as the X21 (albeit a different stand)
They even use the same buses that they use on the X21
But because it's a 'special' service, you can only use X22 tickets on the X22, even on common sections of the route.
I think we can all agree that would be a stupid idea, and would cause major confusion to passengers. So why is it different for the X10 and X11? The number is only incremented by 1 so surely it must just be a normal service!
They could have called it anything, heck even the X69420, but no, they picked X11
(03 Apr 2021, 1:36 pm)streetdeckfan It's not just the livery, it's the branding as a whole.
Here's a hypothetical scenario:
Let's say GNE wanted to run a once a day service from Newcastle to Barnard Castle.
They already have a service called the X21 so they think why not call it the X22 because it goes a similar direction.
It serves Chester le Street, Durham, and even Bishop Auckland along the route, the same as the X21 (albeit a different stand)
They even use the same buses that they use on the X21
But because it's a 'special' service, you can only use X22 tickets on the X22, even on common sections of the route.
I think we can all agree that would be a stupid idea, and would cause major confusion to passengers. So why is it different for the X10 and X11? The number is only incremented by 1 so surely it must just be a normal service!
They could have called it anything, heck even the X69420, but no, they picked X11
