(25 Apr 2021, 3:37 pm)RobinHood wrote It is -5 vehicles not -6. The Nexus school operated from Ashington is a standalone board at the moment, which would otherwise be worked into the X21/X22 cycle.But no doubt longer term there will be reductions given the change in travel patterns. Gone are the days of Smartie seat Palatines or Cityzens leaking water.
The X21/X22 will return as soon as Ashington regain their long term sick (long COVID etc) staff members back. It is the only logical service that could be reduced given everything else is less frequent.
A permanent reduction to the X21 & X22 but with "other" benefits thrown in would be sensible. All boils down to good marketing and how it's sold to the customers.
Take GNE's X11.......relatively new concept (with some history) and marketed correctly on social media. Not just the usual "Service changes from xxxxxx" that Arriva stick on with a mere few weeks until the changes.