(15 Dec 2022, 8:54 pm)L469 YVK wrote Obviously thoughts go out to those affected putting any politics aside. Not a nice position to be in.

But with the damage GNE has suffered, he unfortunately is going to need to make tough decisions.

As far as the network goes, he did actually streamline SE Northumberland in his Arriva days and stabilised things. Hopefully he'll do the same at GNE.

As far as cost savings go, someone mentioning allocating EV's off route on days / times when the PVR is lower. Things like that can make a difference and Peter Huntley did that at Percy Main taking the Lolynes off the Coaster during evenings and allocating VDL Cadets.

Don't know what the Angel Sunday PVR is......but even using any surplus StreetDecks not in service on routes normally B9TL operated would make a difference. 

Consett.....now I know there was a tender for the Sunday X5, but why such an inefficient interworking pattern and a long layover on the 47 and X45/X72? Surely a Sunday interworking pattern with the 16B/47/X5/X45 all interworking, X72 interworking with the 6/12/X30 and Sunday 78 extended to Castleside would make sense?

GNE did do a Sunday Upgrade thing a few years back, the 35A got Prince Bishops, X88 got RedArrow G2's, 14/X22 got Angel StreetDecks.