(27 Feb 2019, 6:19 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Was going to say it didn't make any sense for the X34s but surprisingly there's not much change in dead mileage between Horsley Hill - Wheatsheaf compared to Horsley Hill - Dean Road. Even less difference from the Newcastle end. Both are a bit longer though so presumably this is about creative accounting to balance books, rather than genuine cost savings.
The X24 could always interwork with the X34 at Newcastle...