Just a thought I had the other day, but I really don't know Arriva would implement it, as the service has recently been launched as MAX:
As the X18 is quite a rural route, would it be beneficial to fit the vehicles used with Next Stop Announcements, especially as it will be used by tourists in the summer, who may be unsure of the area, and it will remove the need to ask the driver. Additionally, I feel it would benefit from sockets, especially on a Sunday where if people want to get from Berwick to Newcastle, it is the only option.
What do people think? I don't know how they'd do it without branding it as Sapphire??
I also think that the X93 should have NSA's, as that is a similarly rural and touristy route from what I gather?
RE: Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - April 2015