(12 Jan 2020, 8:22 pm)OrangeArrow49 wroteThe X1 isn't fast imo.
Yeah, differentiated skylines would be fantastic! Consistent, but still unique, is what I would do. Are non-X-lines services all going to be refreshed to be consistent?
I would guess orange and yellow for X84/X85, but could be wrong. Are the NSAs going to be updated for X84/X85? Would be nice to see them corrected to include Fenham and Benwell, not just call everything Denton Burn! I noticed in a YouTube video the announcements after Denton Burn from Newcastle say "welcome onboard to passengers joining us in Benwell and Denton Burn", despite no other mention of Benwell on the NSAs! GNE should advertise where they serve as much as possible, could they not be cheeky and say for example 'calling at Denton Burn, near Slatyford' or for the next stop "Denton Burn Library, alight here for Slatyford" etc? I always think all buses should clearly say where they call near, rather than just where they serve, to increase passenger numbers.
Anyone know if the 74 has revised its route and is no longer operating through Westerhope? Originally some trips were and others not, due to building work on Stamfordham Road for new houses.
Fair point on the X39, and I forgot about the X81. X88 only runs on weekends, but will become X-lines in a way by using X1 buses!
X66? Just to keep Metrocentre branding? What happened to consistency? Hmm
Not all expresses have a slower, or standard, alternative. X45/X46/X47, X84/X85, Stagecoach X24 and X34...
To me express is just limited stop, and fast, not faster...
In fact, it's considerably slower and stops at many more stops than its X5 incarnation did.