Lets just face it this changes are not to improve reliability in anything the July changes just made everything worse, Delayed X21's, 65, X45/30/31.

X45/30/31 need another PVR in the loop.

65 needs another branded bus for changeovers as the delays are beyond a joke, I saw on Twitter earlier that the MP for Easington complained to GNE about the delays. I think there were 5 if not more delayed operations for the X45/30/31 and 4-6 for the 65.

X21 I think was delayed causing a part of the journey missed a few times.

These changes weren't to improve reliability, or driver cancellations list to go it was for the 60+ contracts they got which they are taking staff off normal routes. I mean I've been over the network today and the 97, 53/54, 65, X20, 60, 20 were all really busy so god knows how they're going to cope. Same with the 21 they were all rammed leaving and going to Newcastle.

But remember BetterThanEver

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(02 Sep 2022, 7:37 pm)L469 YVK wrote Unless plan is to standardise 21/X21 both with StreetDecks and the B5TLs allow the older and well worn B9TLs (ex TTX and TVT) to take a more back seat role?

Working it out actually.....
- 14x 'new' E400MMC (2019/2020)
- 2x E400MMC (2014)
- 7x B5TL (2017)
- 2x B5TL (2014)

Total PVR of all Consett 'XLines' routes and RKR 47 is 23. So in theory......

X30/X31/X45 (PVR 8)
- 6344-51

X71/X72 (PVR 5)
- 6339-43

47 (PVR 6)
- 6308-13

X5/X15 (PVR 4)
- 6314, 6334, 6335, 6336

Spares
- 6337, 6338
- **Surplus B5LHs (Hybrids) substitute on X5/X15 if any Euro 6 vehicles on Newcastle routes are VOR**

So more unneeded repaints really? 

When GNE says Future Planning for their services it might aswell just say we will change them in a few weeks. 12 4ph > 2ph, 65 2ph > 1ph, 97 4ph>3ph 57 4ph>2ph.