(12 Nov 2022, 4:23 pm)Dan wrote This feels like an incredibly costly solution to a reliability problem.Also it seem the X45 have been using the swing bridge coming into Newcastle this afternoon which is a great idea as it seems to save some time.
If the X45 is impacting on the reliability of the X30/X31, then the cheapest and most cost-effective solution would be to terminante the X45 at Consett Bus Station. That saves c.20 minutes, which could be used for layover (15 min to be split between both ends of the route) and extra running time (no more than 5 min).
And so had the 10s & 6 which have been following their route till Redheugh then circle back down over the swing bridge, this has hopefully saved some time.
There was an X72 arrived into newcastle 20 mins late, then went NIS even tho X71 has like a 40 mins in Consett.