Service changes:
* X30/X31 standalone
* 16B/47/X5/X45 all interwork on Sundays
* Sunday 78 extended to Castleside
* X72 thrown into Sunday interworking pattern alongside 6/12/X30
* Long layover re-introduced for X21
* X1 remains at every 15 minutes (30 to Peterlee)

Fleet changes:
StreetDeck
- 6331-33 - Washington - Spares
- 6356-60 - Consett - X45 & X71/X72
- 6361-63 - Consett - X45 & X71/X72
- 6364-74 - Washington - X1
- 6375 - Washington - Spare
- 6376-77 - Consett - X45 & X71/X72

B5TL
- 6308-14 - Riverside - 58
- 6334-35 - Consett - Spares

E400MMC
- 6336-37 - Consett - Spares
- 6338-40 - Consett - X30/X31
- 6341-55 - Riverside - X10 & X21 (includes 2x spares)

Repaints & partial re-brands:
- 6308 - 14 - Full repaint to corporate
- 6332 - Full repaint to corporate
- 6356-63 - Text changed to more generic Consett / Stanley to Newcastle
- 6308-14 - Full repaint to corporate
- 6341-51 - Partial repaint to generic XLines charcoal
- 6352-55 - Text changed to generic XLines removing any specific X10 branding

Misc scheduled allocations:
- Sunday 16B/47/X5/X45 - 9x StreetDeck or E400MMC
- Sunday 10/10A/10B - 7x E400MMC (still leaves 2x spare with the other 6x on X10 & X21)