(02 Mar 2015, 10:55 pm)G-CPTN wrote ISTR that Wifi and sockets were promised for X84/X85, yet my recent journeys have been without either.Just Wi-Fi for the Tynedalexpress.
Am I mis-remembering?
Edited to add:- http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...p?tid=1247&pid=12546#pid12546
and my journeys were weekday journeys.
Sundays still see the allocation of an MPD - the 74A is secured by Nexus and Go North East's tender was based on an MPD being allocated. An MPD has a greater fuel economy than a Scania, especially given that 5229 - 5233 are set up for long distance services. If GNE were to allocate a Scania, they could well be out of pocket depending on their current tender and the associated margins. When the tender comes up for renewal, I would anticipate that Go North East would bid using their data for a Scania rather than an MPD.
There is one spare Scania at Hexham (5229 in red), which is also fitted with Wi-Fi, but if this bus is unavailable and a branded vehicle is also off the road, the weekday journey which is allocated a yellow "Tynedale Links" branded bus will go without Wi-Fi.