Just found this on the Go North East twitter page: https://twitter.com/X10Social/status/879735115366236160
Now if what they have heard turns out to be true, it would allow them to get out of the need for a tachograph by splitting the X9 at Peterlee and X10 at Dalton Park - perfectly coinciding with new vehicles too!
RE: Go North East: Upcoming Service Changes v2