If GNE are serious about sorting the mess out, they should go.......

Routes:
- 6 interworks with the 12 which is moved back to Consett, in exchange for X31 & X71 moving to Riverside

- X31/X71 (see below) moves to Riverside, interworks with 1x X21 per hour meaning that all driver reliefs can take place at Gateshead Interchange

(Driver 1) X21 WA > X21 GAT > (Driver 2) X21 NCL > X71 CON > X71 NCL > X31 STA > X31 NCL > X21 GAT

- Current X30 renumbered to X31 and runs hourly, half hourly via Whickham & Dunston with X71

- X32 becomes new service X30. 2bhp via East Stanley, Sunniside and Gateshead. Omits Lobley Hill Estate

- X70 via Lobley Hill Estate

- X10 increased to half hourly from Peterlee to Newcastle

Interworkings:
Consett - X70 > X30 > X30 > X70
Consett - X45 > X30 > X73 > X45
Consett - X45 > X73 > X30 > X45
Consett - 6 > 12 > 12 > 6
Riverside - X21 > X71 > X71 > X31 > X31 > X21
Riverside - 4x X21 boards standalone

**Evening & Sunday X31 boards possibly run by Consett interworking with 6, 12 and X72.

Vehicle allocations:
- X30/X45/X70/X73 - 13x B5TL (6308-14) / StreetDeck (6356-63) with 2x spares

- X10 - 5x E400MMC & 6377
- X21/X31/X71 - 8x E400MMC
- X21 - 4x E400MMC
- 3x spare E400MMC at Riverside covering PVR of 17x

- 6 & 12 - 9x E200MMC with 1x spare

- X66 - Temp single deck allocation (Versa, StreetLite) until EV's arrive

- X20 - Temp ex GAG/London stock....possibly some newer B9TLs depending on Angel StreetDeck cascade chain