(03 Nov 2021, 8:22 pm)Wybus wrote I’m sure the depot issue is something GNE will sort if they win, they’d see it as a nice problem to have.

The alternative is saying The Angel runs from Chester, that doesn’t have electric charging facilities so let’s not bother bidding.

If the 21 went to Riverside, they could move something like the 6 to Consett, the 8/78 fully to Chester, or maybe even the X5/X15, or maybe move the X9/X10 to Chester meaning all coaches would be together with the NatEx ones or move something to Washington and the 50 to Chester, Nothing is impossible.

The 6 moving to Chester Le Street and interworking with the 25 would be the most obvious interworking pattern although there'd be pitfalls such as traffic hotspots on both routes, meaning that should anything kick off around the MetroCentre or Swalwell, passengers on the 25 would lose out.

Saying that.........if the X30's / X70's interworking pattern proved to become too tight and ended up going standalone (X70/X71/X72 = 7x) & (X30/X31 = 5x), the X30/X31 could be moved to Chester Le Street also taking into account that CLS is closer to Stanley than Consett.