(19 Jan 2021, 12:22 pm)logidoodah wrote Do you know why?
And is this now 6 routes transferred to sunderland? After E1/E2/E6/X34....
(19 Jan 2021, 6:39 pm)makem1 wrote Maybe Sunderland has less drivers off with covid related illness
(19 Jan 2021, 7:16 pm)ifm001 wrote 6 routes was originally the case last time they transferred. However when they transferred back to Shields couple of months ago they never transferred any vehicles from Sunderland so seems strange they have sent the 2 vehicles to Sunderland this time.
(22 Jan 2021, 10:25 pm)Acky81 wrote So what’s the idea of x20 30 x34 transferring to the wheatsheaf when these routes don’t even serve Sunderland
I think we need to look back at why the 30/X20 have moved back to Sunderland with this set of changes - the changes reverted the timetables and duties to those introduced on the 15th June last year, which as such was when the 30/X20 both still operated from Wheatsheaf depot. So, rather than re-work the weekday journeys to fit with the reductions to South Shields services (don't forget - since the two routes moved back to Chichester depot, they've interworked with the 12 Monday to Saturday and each other on a Sunday), they simply moved the routes back to Wheatsheaf to avoid having to majorly rework the two depot's duties.
As for the vehicle swap, don't forget South Shields gain the two Pointer Darts in September when the 30 and X20 moved back compared to the 4 MAN E200s Sunderland gained when they first gained the routes in 2019.