(30 Dec 2015, 3:36 pm)Michael wrote Bit like when the B10's were on the X7.... got worse as they went kept on!

Luckily GNE had the Citaro's free when the 309/310 got B9's....

Difference is, Go North East acted fairly swiftly with the not so peachy reliability of the B10's, unfortunately I can't see Arriva doing the same, especially as the EcoCitys can only be based at Darlington in the Arriva North East division as it's the only depot that has the facilities to refuel the EcoCitys and unfortunately there isn't many other routes they can really do at Darlington, pretty much just the 8/8A which again is not ideal but it would be easier to send a bus up to Spennymoor should a breakdown occur rather than Sunderland or Peterlee on the 21/X21. The only other hope we could have is if Arriva North West were willing to take them as I believe they have some.