(18 Oct 2020, 10:58 am)Storx wrote I think you misread that reply. I was just commenting on the point Ambassador made about in terms of investing into the Crusader because it's not that popular and that once the Metro is upgraded it's going to struggle rather than the frequency decrease which makes sense with the interworking patterns. I was just making the point that where there's competition it's probably the place where you'd want to provide a slightly better service since there's an alternative (in this case the Metro) rather than just giving up per say and the people who currently have a similar service by Bus vs Metro because of the walking time moving across when the new trains come and reliability should increase.

I still think it's unfair to suggest Go North East have 'given up', though!

There'll still be a fair cost associated with doing the work that's being done - repaint, re-trim and USB fitment - which, given Go North East (and the other operators) are still making considerable losses, is something to be commended.

In different circumstances, yes, they'd have been given a full refurbishment (like Cobalt & Coast), but let's be honest - this isn't a million miles off, even if it doesn't look aesthetically pleasing (which only us enthusiasts are really going to care about!)