(17 Jul 2025, 4:50 pm)Storx wrote Guess it depends what the new E400's displace out ff the rumours are true.
Wouldn't be surprised if it's those that go as part of it and down to East Yorkshire but nothing coming in return.
I don't know what the loads are like on the X20, but the deckers I believe are on there because of the college students at the Western side of the route which is also rumoured to be getting split off.
Maybe it might be downgraded to single decker? There's the E200MMC's around which could easily be sent there from Consett and Riverside with Streetlites and the ex Fab 56 B9's going in the opposite direction? Could maybe upgrade the Drifter aswell which is desperate for newer vehicles?
Obviously Riverside's being replaced by electrics soon anyway.
I believe much of the requirements for double deckers on the X20 are around school/college start/finish times from the Langley Park end, so if the X20 is being split off at Durham, then I see no reason why single deckers would be an issue for the X20.
Dread to think what else they have planned in terms of route & timetable changes.