(07 Sep 2015, 5:07 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Really? Says a lot about a vehicle that may have been on a PSV test or under repair...?
One X18 journey is allocated simply "Double Decker", this is until the winter X18 timetable returns. 7517 was on the pits today, plus the Sapphire on standby went out at 1530. There's no other choice than to allocate 7517.
7517 would have been out before 15:30, I reckon, was passing through Bedlington (Red House Farm/Meadowdale end) 5+ late at around 15.50, coming from Newcastle on an X21
Agree though, this morning 7518 was probably not needed on the X21/22.