(07 Jan 2021, 7:45 am)ASX_Terranova wrote Didnt the x20 go to shields at one point.
It did, remember getting on a Optare Delta from the Nook to Durham as a kid, don't think it lasted long though.
(07 Jan 2021, 1:08 am)ifm001 wrote Didnt think the X20/X50 ever worked out of Chester le Street. When the Deltas 4801/3-7 Go Xpress where operated at the start it was Deptford but then they got moved to South Shields depot for operation of the 2 services and I believe that was when they definatley went downhill as Shields had no interest as they knew they were for imminent closure..
Don't think the latter bit is entirely true, as the peak I was referring to was the Deptford operated version with the Solars, maybe it did suffer at Shields, but the Shields drivers haven't said anything to that effect.