(25 Apr 2021, 2:44 pm)L469 YVK wrote Pre March 2020:
- X21/X22 = 15x
- 35 = 5x
Total = 20x
Current:
- 35/X21/X22 = 14x
Total = 14x
Fair enough, I got it wrong but 6x vehicles is still a hefty number. If the changes are temporary, fair enough.
The 'old' X20 didn't work for the simple reason that the X21 was just 'easier' considering it was relatively quick back then and ran every 20 minutes. That's changed now it has some parity & commonality with the X22. The old X20 would likely have been unreliable given the fact it was also standalone.
Introducing the X19 and cannibalising the section of the X21 (with extra journeys) between Ashington & Newbiggin would make sense.
It is -5 vehicles not -6. The Nexus school operated from Ashington is a standalone board at the moment, which would otherwise be worked into the X21/X22 cycle.
The X21/X22 will return as soon as Ashington regain their long term sick (long COVID etc) staff members back. It is the only logical service that could be reduced given everything else is less frequent.