(19 May 2021, 5:31 pm)Micheal Aaron wrote I think seeing an upgrade of most buses now. As some are starting to show (A) unreliable or (b) showing there ages now. I can take the solos on the little coaster buses
I hadn't noticed the unreliability issues that you talk of, but given that Go North East are one of the most transparent operators as far as breakdowns etc are concerned, I managed to source some numbers from their Twitter feed.
Between 1st April - today, there have been a combined 34 breakdowns reported on the 10/10A/10B.
- Service 10 = 12
- Service 10A = 13
- Service 10B = 9
As a comparison, I checked for the combined 26/27, given the similar frequency and vehicle age. There have been a combined 33 breakdowns reported over the same period.
- Service 26 = 9
- Service 27 = 24
If you compare that to newer buses in the fleet over the same period, then the difference level of service those passengers are receiving is staggering. The 21 had a total of 4 breakdowns and the X1 also had a total of 4 breakdowns.