(31 May 2025, 5:23 pm)Storx wrote Yeah honestly don't disagree at all. They'd be perfect for the route and offer a service which is well above what it is now aswell with the bonus of sorting out the reliability issues.
I'm not sure Eldon Square was the real issue last time round; the serious issue was the vehicles, as they had the interdecks on which have horrendously steep steps, well above a normal coach nvm Panther LE's. They were never appropiate for the route. Stagecoach tried them in North Scotland until they were scrapped very quickly aswell due to complaints over the same problems.
If the coaches are full and they're not making money then they're doing something very wrong, I'd imagine there's much more potential for growth as I can tell you with confidence I'd never use the X10 with a conventional bus on; if they had a coach on I could be tempted though if I needed to head down there since the trains are appalling.
They are still used on the X6x services between Aberdeen and Peterhead/Fraserbrough.
Just a quick scan on bustimes showed they were out yesterday
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/sblb-54247
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/sblb-54248
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/sblb-54249