(21 Apr 2018, 11:28 am)L469 YVK wrote I can see where you're coming from there like. The B9TLs are very well suited to the route too.

The only thing I could perhaps see happening if GNE start to replace the older Omnidekkas and Vykings is:

- New buses being ordered for 'either' the Tyne Valley Ten, Fab 56 or Cobalt Clipper (probably either of the latter 2x taking BSOG and funding into account).

- B9s from whatever route above cascaded onto the Red Arrows and bringing it inline with the specification for most mainstream decker routes (plugs, USBs etc).

- 6049-55 as well as 6005-07 replace the ex London B9s on the Toon Link and 15.

- 6001-04 for DFDS 327.

- Ex London B9s replace older Omnidekkas and Vykings (or older Omnidekkas replace Vykings).

I'm not saying the X1 definitely won't get new vehicles. 
I just struggle to see the financials stack up.
It is the same with the last few runs on a night off Newcastle.
There's usually very few cash fares atall from experience and having been in the unfortunate position to have to pay a cash fare a few times, you can understand why.
It makes very little financial sense to run those services. However, it wouldn't do them many favours to cancel those runs, as inbound traffic earlier in the night would likely suffer.