(28 Jul 2017, 7:19 pm)BusLoverMum wrote GNE could probably clean up if they extended to 201 to shotton, tbh.

I'm struggling to understand the issue with double deckers on the route as it is? The route is clearly profitable enough with them operating it. 

The X18 runs with double deckers in Northumberland, on far more challenging roads, and gets by just fine for the vast majority of the time - and when there is an issue, it isn't something a single decker would be able to deal with any better.