(11 Feb 2024, 5:43 am)L469 YVK wrote Wouldn't be issues to this extent if GNE had a single uniformed fleet operating both the X10 & X21 like what Ashington have for the X14/X15/X18/X20 & X21/X22.
The problem doesn't appear to be because of deficiencies with the vehicles, rather how they're being looked after, so this would make no difference in my view.
As Dan has said above, if the engineering teams (for whatever reason) are massively prioritising short term over long term then you're always going to get into this position - even if they were running some of those Olympians you like...