(05 Oct 2024, 9:43 pm)L469 YVK wrote Will Arriva eventually order new double decks for the X93/X94? Or are they waiting to see how the situation in Northumbria plays out when the line opens?
By the looks of it, must be confident that the X21/X22 will still perform well putting them both back to a 20 minute frequency. Don't think there'll be any E400MMC available for quite some time.
If Arriva do order 'new' for the X93/X94, the vehicle choice will be interesting. Only 1x 6 Cylinder StreetDeck in service throughout the UK. Whereas Stagecoach have several Scania N250UD E400MMC.
Why would they reduce the X21/X22? There are only 2 stations in the catchment area of those services, are all those people expected to use a bus or walk long distances to a station to catch a train. Surely the idea of the train is to attract new passengers to public transport to reduce traffic levels, not to make travel more difficult for current users!