RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - November 2019
(21 Nov 2019, 8:37 pm)deanmachine wrote X9|X10 apparently, bit of a weird one as the capacity could be a bit of an issue. Wondering if they're just seeing if a tri-axle is do-able on the route (B8L or even a double deck coach?).
I remember the early days of the X9, with the B10M coach, and I found that to be a far more appropriate vehicle for that type of journey than the current vehicles used on the route. The problem with using those vehicles again today would be the capacity issues...
(21 Nov 2019, 8:54 pm)Dan wrote It's only going to be allocated off-peak and not on a Saturday, to avoid overcrowding.
... which has already been recognised by the higher-ups. So I, too, imagine that this demonstrator is being used to trial a 3-axle coach on the route, with a view to operating something like the Plaxton Panorama in future, perhaps?
(21 Nov 2019, 9:48 pm)streetdeckfan wrote I don't know how this could be done without having a system like London...
What, you mean whereby a Local Authority has control over services in their area?
