(19 Feb 2016, 8:10 pm)X8X9X10 wrote Speaking of the X21/X22, is there a reason these aren't MAX services? It seems strange that most of the other intercity services out of Newcastle (to Blyth/Ashington (X20)/Alnwick/etc) are MAX while this service is Sapphire.If I personally was to follow GNE's example irrespective of Sapphire or MAX brands, this is how I would have the Northuberland express services bar the X16 specificed:
I get that the buses have power and next stop announcements which aren't on other Newcastle MAX services but it seems strange to distinguish one route. I could understand if it was the most frequent service to/from Newcastle but there are others as often as this one.
P= Power
U = USB
C3 = High Back Civic V3s
CS = Coach Style Seats (similar to Stagecoach Gold)
EL = E-Leather material
L = LED Lighting
W = White LED Destination Blinds
Wi = Free Wi-Fi
S = Next stop announcements
- X7, X8, X9 = C3, Wi, S
- X10, X11, X21, X22 = P, U, C3, EL, W, Wi, S, L
- X14 = C3, Wi, S
- X15, X18 = P, U, CS, EL, W, Wi
- X20 = U, CS, Wi, S