(16 Nov 2025, 11:49 am)Storx wrote Blyth never use the E400's on a Sunday, I'll highly doubt they'll want more of them in frontline work there.
That's quite simply not true.
This Sunday just gone 7556 and 7558 were out. Sunday 2nd November 7504, 7507, 7522, and 7524 were used.
They may be used less than the DB300s, but that's likely because they have 16 E400s vs 31 DB300s - and 12/16 of those E400s are older than all of the DB300s so you'd assume they would use them more sparingly.
(16 Nov 2025, 8:14 am)Storx wrote You missed the really there, it's nowhere near the numbers of something like the 64 does, especially at Christmas time, which could leave the Arnison with a full load, then pick another massive load up at Durham, and pick another healthy load heading back to the Arnison if it's the case of the short runs in the time of a 308 board.
If it was as profitable as some people think it is, why would you give up the corridor to GoNorthEast and enter a partnership with a 25% frequency reduction at the same time? Not to mention the fares are nearly half the price (literally) of something like the X10/X11/X21/X22 which have similar loads.
The 64 runs every 15 minutes, the 308 runs as part of a group which have a combined frequency of every 5 minutes. I'd say there's far more demand along the Coast Road than between the Arnison Centre and Sherburn.
The 306/308 frequency drop was just after Covid from memory, when ridership was down? That they'd reduced the frequency and loads are now likely back up to pre-2020 levels likely means it's even more profitable than it was beforehand in reality. Similar money in, less money out. The loads I see leaving in the peak would certainly suggest the frequency could be increased and they'd still be carrying healthy numbers.