There’s one clear fact which no one seems to have picked up on. Going off this forum Go North East struggling in the spring with driver shortages so why even waste a driver doing the X11 in the first place if they were having issues.

This is just typical of Go North East though start a service don’t promote properly then either cut it back or get rid completely. Over the last 5-6 years.

X5 / X6 within a year X6 axed from Hartlepool. X5 renumbered 55 messed with quite a bit then axed from Hartlepool after 2 years completely giving up despite go north east serving the town in some way going back to the 1930s.

Then constant changing of brands and buses and moved about meaning constant repaints. There is no stability at go north east starting using and getting used to one service within a few weeks it’s either going to be axed or messed about with.