(03 Dec 2022, 11:13 pm)streetdeckfan wrote You'd only gain 2, maybe 4 seats removing the tables though wouldn't you?I also don't get why you would remove the tables!
The staircase side I doubt you'd be able to squeeze a spare set in, but I reckon you could probably easily fit another row on the other side.
The issue with the X21 is it has very uneven loadings.
Sometimes you'd struggle to fill a single decker, others you're maxing out a double decker.
If they were to do anything, I reckon the best option would be to bring back the Newcastle-Durham runs as that's the part of the route that carries the most passengers.
Durham-Bishop really only carries a full load during the school runs, other than that they're pretty empty.
I suppose you could possibly introduce the X22/X21A hourly Newcastle-Gateshead-Team Valley-A1-Durham, i'm sure you can time it out at every 20 mins leaving Durham, or every 12 mins with 21 aswell.