(11 Apr 2017, 4:54 pm)missedbus wrote There might not be many surplus E300s, or indeed any, as the E1/E2/E6 services currently struggle to keep to time at all times of day, and this might be a way of improving reliability but not increasing resources. It may result in regulation and time correcting being less common on those routes. Costs of operation will still drop as this takes Stagecoach out of Sunderland Interchange completely, thus saving on departure charges.
I reckon the 30 and X20 will interwork with the 10 and 11 at opposite half hours. No reductions have been announced for any other routes apart from 3/4/7/8. X34 might be a timing change for some trips, as I know the first trip to Newcastle Monday to Friday mornings is often late arriving at Pilgrim Street.
Indeed, The new terminus of the E1/2/6 will not affect the PVR, But will probably add a extra min or two to layover period they get in Sunderland, Reducing the frequency of the E's would be a catastrophe.
Bear in mind the Lindisfarne Roadwork's don't conclude to around the middle of August, And that the 10/11 are now split into the 10A/B - 11A/B during the day, So I would expect these to go standalone until the roadworks end to give extra running time/layover at the Shields end.
30 and X20 are expected to be going hourly, So these would be likely interwork.
