(08 Dec 2020, 7:25 am)GNE6312 wrote Seems like coaches are off alot on Monday to Fridays (presumably need some for school works) yet can be full coaches allocation on weekends (providing no national rail rail replacements are on) I'm assuming this has to do with scholars but I'm guessing full coach allocation will be able to happen most the time when the elites come.

7125 and 26 which were supposed to be used for scholars and their move to Riverside had nothing to do with the X9/10 according to posts on here, have also appeared quite a bit.

I tend not to use bus-times too much for obvious reasons, but this screenshot
apparently shows what the allocation has been up to recently.
I think it was yesterday that GNE tweeted about a breakdown in the morning and how the X10 was diverting in to Peterlee.

I don't imagine the powers that be, envisaged these coaches would be allocated so often, for so long and although I've not used them, I'd expect them to be past their best and not up to the rigours of everyday work on the A19.