(25 Jan 2024, 8:13 pm)Storx wrote To be fair that wouldn't fix anything, it would just push the problem up here instead.
It shouldn't be Blyth's and Durham's job to bail out the mess at Redcar and break more buses.
Any problems should be pushed down to Arriva Yorkshire rather than Arriva Northumbria, they've been doing the maintence (or lack of it) anyway.
Durham know how to maintain the ALX's well and don't have them on challenging routes like Redcars X93 so they wouldn't have to deal with that problem. Also Blyth would benefit with some E400's. The DB300's that redcar have already, have proven they're reliable. Also got to look at it from a passenger point of view. Giving Redcar them reliable Double deckers will allow more people on the service compared to a Pulsar so Arriva will make more money from having more passengers. The X94 Last Summer had mainly Lites on it and was always rammed full which wasn't good for passengers needing the service. Also got to remember that the X93 for some people is their only service so they need to get to work or places they need to be.
Also Note thats this doesn't need to be permanent but could be just a summer loan swap idea