(28 Jul 2020, 8:24 am)Storx wrote The X30/X31/X70/X71 PVR is going to be 11 not 12.Unless the X30 & X31 got cut to both hourly, then all 4x services could not interwork without going near or exceeding driving hours.
"The new vehicle allocations reflect the position once new, hopefully more efficient, interworking patterns are implemented. Exact details of this are being finalised now, but has been prompted as a result of the expected longer-term loss of patronage of 15-20%. Clearly if any efficiencies are made by interworking other services with the X30, then they need to be low-height double-decks which is the main reason for the change."
You missed that bit, you could easily cut the X5/X15 back at Consett which has been mentioned a few times aswell. Then you would have enough buses for the PVR of Consett without taking 2 buses from CLS cutting the frequency of the Angel which wouldn't cope with a 10 minute frequency with social distancing if numbers got back up.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOCoJrUU0AElYoL.jpg - The X5/X15 doesn't go past Consett... Also there's the colours of the X-Lines buses.
Also it makes no sense for the B9TL's to be at Consett or Washington since they won't have any at their depots so it's just pointless driver training and you might aswell use them on the 25 in place for the ex London deckers.
The X30/X70/X71 would be a PVR of 8x with layover at Consett. The X31 would be a PVR of 4x with a 1x continuing to Consett hourly replacing the X30 extension.