(23 May 2016, 10:10 pm)Arcticrossy92 wrote I can't see them changing the X30 back to its old route. Since the Stanley changes came in, it would appear to me that having the X30 service split into 2 services works better!I think they've illustrated how quiet the 16/16A are between Durham and Stanley, for most of the day. We often have the bus almost to ourselves (which on those particular mercs is sheer bliss!)
The 30 seems to get full loadings a lot of the time heading up to Stanley.
The X30 being A single decker and being re routed seems to also give it decent loadings.
Personally I would say the X30 picks up more passengers in around Whickham & Dunston on the way to Newcastle, compared to the passenger loads at Stanley.
I would love to know if the Stanley changes have made A difference across the board, especially when management look at the figures etc of passenger numbers and overall profitability compared to the old system.
I wouldn't say the services I used are any more reliable than they used to be but they are more frequent though!
The X30/31 have always been nicely loaded, but rarely as full as, say, the 45/46 (which are always much fuller than the X70/71 would be as single deckers)
I think the V7/8 would benefit from those silver mercs going spare or somehow being moved into the Toonlink brand.