(09 Aug 2015, 9:55 am)tyresmoke wrote No I don't think so. All MAX routes have been generating growth since they were branded. No surprise to see the rest of the Blyth expresses following suit.Was more of a generic question that I was asking TBH, just wanted to see what peoples thoughts were. Personally, I don't think that they would for the following reasons:
- Blyth have a very high vehicle utilisation.
- MAX at least gives Blyth some flexibility on allocations now with the X7, X8 and X9 becoming MAX whereas with Sapphire, passengers on the X10 / X11 would see a worse and less consistent service owing to regulation (Sapphires on the 308 and B5s on the X10 / X11).
What other routes do you think that could get a Sapphire upgrade then? If that's the case, I don't think any Northumbria routes will get one for a while then.