(24 Nov 2013, 11:43 pm)Dan wrote The X3 shouldn't be considered as the X2's replacement because it is a completely different service which follows a completely different route.
Go North East have done nothing wrong at all - the Sunderland to Washington section has retained Mercs, while the Washington to Newcastle section has been upgraded even further.
Are you deliberately being obtuse? I at no point referred to the X3 being the X2's replacement. I was responding to your question regarding whether the X2 might have been downgraded from Citaros. I suggest you reread the posts.
As for the withdrawal of the X2 being a positive thing, we'll have to agree to disagree as you've chosen to ignore the point that a direct service was severed, meaning inconvenience, increased journey time and potentially more cost for former X2 passengers. Good for some, bad for most.