(26 Jul 2014, 8:36 pm)Marcus wrote You've basically just said what I tried to say, Andreos - I'm terrible at explaining stuff!

I agree, I reckon the depot just throws out whatever they want on it, Lolynes, B10BLEs, Scanias, the list goes on!

The communities (cough cough FPF) that it serve would do a pretty good job of running it themselves, wouldn't you say

In regards to the X50, I recall, although once again, I was quite young when it was about, used to get the Nationals?

And that is after several alcoholic beverages and an afternoon in the sun .

Can't remember Nationals being on it.
Plaxton Verdes were if I remember right.

(26 Jul 2014, 8:38 pm)aureolin wrote Wasn't it when they took away the Pink Panther services that done Newton Hall and Pit Lane? Instead, they diverted the X50 round Pit Lane and took away it's Xpress status. I remember them wittering on about it at the time saying something along the lines of if there are two routes in Durham, why not have one serve one and one serve the other...


A controversial service for me has to be when the M1 was re-routed to serve Fencehouses. There was a complete disregard for the amount of passengers that travelled from Washington to Phillidelphia for college. You would never be able to get moved on the 194/294 on a morning or evening, and that was on a 10 min frequency with Renowns and later Solars. The reason it was so controversial was because it was apparently done based on customer responses to their consultation, which is actually one of the most misleading questions I've seen in my life. See question 1.

And on a lighter note... the 638! Some loved it, some hated it, most didn't give a flying preverbial! It was one of those routes that everyone knew about and had used at some point.

Ah the 638...

Not just college students - pupils at St Robert a and Biddick also lost out with the M1 changes.

Love how Fencehouses has been a recurring theme so far!