(28 Feb 2016, 4:39 pm)mb134 wrote Seems a pretty poor reason, the StreetLite's aren't designed for that route. I've used the X18 every other Sunday for the past year and a half, I've never seen a failed Omnicity on the 418, also the 418 is generally on time when its been allocated an Omnicity, however majority of the time I see a StreetLite its running late...
StreetLites are more reliable, if a OmniCity breaks down between Alnwick and Berwick, it causes more hassle to get there, with getting to a breakdown taking over an hour in a bus.
And the OmniCitys aren't reliable either... one was taken off the X14 recently with the suspension sky high, it's not worth the risk sending them further north than Alnwick on a Sunday, where resources are at a minimum.