(22 Jul 2025, 5:47 pm)PH - BQA wrote The frustrating thing with the X66 in particular is that the allocation of single deckers generally cannot cope with the loads in the times when most people want to use the service. Added to that, there have been multiple times when I've either checked the tracking or gone to use the service myself when all three vehicles have been at the same end of the route.
Of course, when you then get onto a late-running, full X66, from the MetroCentre (you know, the place where people do shopping and will have multiple bags) you are in for a thoroughly unpleasant experience.
All three vehicles on there today look to have skipped entire round trips due to late running.
The roadworks through Dunston certainly ain't helping the X66 atm, especially with how often it has to navigate them.
Back to Northstar, I ventured to the Metrocentre this afternoon and was nice to see people using both services, I got 415 / T70NST on the X43 to Stanley with Dan driving: https://flic.kr/p/2ridGUa