(12 Aug 2020, 9:17 pm)tyresmoke wrote Dead mileage at the start and end of the day isn't the huge problem it's made out to be to be honest. Yes it's not ideal but equally running drivers out from depot to somewhere 5-10 miles away to change over all costs money too. At Arriva Stockton we had several 45 min dead runs to Easington, or for example 30 mins up the road to Brotton, Peterlee, etc. It's honestly not a huge problem.
That's why I'm surprised that they haven't interworked the X34 and X24, so they could change over in Sunderland, rather than on King George Road in Shields, seems like a waste of resources.