(03 Aug 2022, 4:15 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote It does seem a daft time to do it in what would presumably be the peak demand however to be fair to GNE, how many people are realistically going to be "relying" on it as compared to those relying on X10 etc for day to day commuting.  Obviously if there was unlimited resource this would be a differnt issue but it looks like prioritisation on a 'least bad option' basis to me.  There were plenty on here commenting that the X11 shouldn't be running and focus on running core network so does seem a bit like whatever they do, they can't get a break.  Also, it's not like there is no alternative and GNE have flagged this, despite it being a local competitor's route, and provided the link to further details.  While I doubt the marginal driver resource released with make a notable difference to the current situation, this is a rare occasion where I feel the criticism of GNE is somewhat unfair.

I mean they've gone to the effort to provide an alternative option for those planning on using the X11, including linking to Arriva's timetable for the X93/X94, so I don’t understand why they couldn't do the same for the X1 (and connecting on to the 65)

I think killing the Dalton Park extension has been seen as more low hanging fruit. Its been plagued by unreliability, so any attempts to convince people to use it would have been quickly buried.

I've no idea why it wasn't worthy enough to be part of the consultation for July changes though? Of course, I'm assuming they're looking at data over a longer period than a couple weeks!

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