(22 Oct 2025, 10:28 am)missedbus wrote The worst of the issues didn't appear to be due to the Tyne Bridge, buses appeared to be losing 30-40 minutes at Croxdale on the A167.
Quite shocking how GNE have kicked the can on the X10 & X21. Two former (or in part) prestigious ExpressLink / Superliner / GoXpress routes - once run by Metrobuses, Leyland/Volvo Olympians now barely getting by with hammered Enviro 400s or unsuitable B5TLs & StreetDecks as well as undercapacity & poor timekeeping.
IMO - GNE made a huge mistake with the Enviros back in 2020. Rather than using the 11x Enviros to mess around with the Derwentside network which just needed some fine tweaks & a chance to return to normal after covid - they should've used 8x E400MMC on the X21. Which would've been a huge welcome upgrade over previous ex-London B7TLs and StreetDecks 6301-07 previously allocated.