(21 Jul 2020, 4:58 pm)L469 YVK wrote Does this sound right given the indication that the X45/X46/X47 will remain at their current frequencies?
Hexham:
- 4x NEW ADL E400MMC - XLines X84/X85
- 1x 2014 ADL E400MMC - XLines X84/X85
***1x spare for Hexham***
- 1x 2014 ADL E400MMC - XLines
Riverside (Incl Hexham TVT's):
- Volvo B9TL 6001-6007 - Crusader 26/27
- Volvo B9TL 6045-6047 - Tyne Valley Ten
- Volvo B9TL 6048 - GoNE Spare
- Volvo B9TL 6049-6055 - Crusader 26/27
- Volvo B9TL 6071-6083 - Tyne Valley Ten
- 7x 2015 Volvo B11R Coaches - XLines X9/X10
***5x spares for Riverside (Incl Hexham TVT's)***
- Volvo B9TL 6043-6044 - GoNE
- Volvo B9TL 6048 - GoNE
- Volvo B9TL 6099 (will still be 2x spare at PM for Cobalts) - GoNE
- 1x NEW Wright StreetDeck OM936 - XLines
Consett:
- 11x NEW ADL E400MMC - XLines X30/X70/X71 & XLines X31
- 1x 2019 ADL E400MMC - XLines X30/X70/X71 & XLines X31
- 6x NEW Wright StreetDeck - XLines X45/X46/X47
- Wright StreetDeck 6328-6333 - XLines X45/X46/X47
- Wright StreetDeck 6306-6307 - XLines X45/X46/X47
- Wright StreetDeck 6302-6305 - XLines X5/X15
***2x spares for Consett***
- 2x 2019 ADL E400MMC - XLines
Chester Le Street:
- Wright StreetDeck 6315-6327 - Angel 21 (service reduced to every 10 mins between Newcastle and Chester Le Street reducing PVR to 13x)
- Volvo B5TL 6308-6314 - XLines X21
- 1x 2013/14 Volvo B5TL - XLines X21
***2x spares for Chester Le Street***
- 1x 2013/14 Volvo B5TL - XLines
- Wright StreetDeck 6301 - GoNE
Washington:
- 14x NEW Wright StreetDeck - XLines X1
***1x spare for Washington***
- 1x NEW Wright StreetDeck - XLines
I'm not sure of the numbers but couldn't they just bin off the 21 between Chester-Le-Street and Durham instead - the fact it's been diverted to the Arnison Centre seems like they're desperate to get numbers up and the X21 now serves every bus stop pretty much doing what the 21 done anyway. I can't imagine there's much demand for Durham to Low Fell and Birtley.
4 buses an hour between Durham and CLS is more than enough with a 15/20 minute service on the X21 at rush hour.