(22 Nov 2025, 8:49 pm)WestDurhamSwift wrote Constantly allocated to those services. Madness to think they have a few decker's trudging around on services they don't need to be today because of there Euro Capability, not exactly putting the customer first.
Whole issue is that due to the heavy low height decker requirement because of poor route planning & timetabling not forgetting being short of PVR on the X45 - this then causes knock on effects and when GNE eventually can't pull a StreetLite / E200MMC to bail the X30s/X70s out......well!
GNE can easily sort this without making any major changes and even reduce the low height decker requirement to 8x during Mon-Sat.
- X30 does current X32 route hourly but via Shield Row rather than East Stanley. This helps with timekeeping (see further down).
- X31 2bph Mon-Sat and gives 3bph on common sections shared with X30 (Stanley) and X71 (Whickham & Dunston).
- X32 does current evening & Sunday X30 route, keeps it in line with '2's doing the evenings & Sundays (X32/X72).
- X30 & X73 interwork with PVR of 4x using remote reliefs in Stanley - also gives a handy same bus & throughfare option from Catchgate & Annfield Plain to Gateshead and Team Valley North.
- X31/X70/X71 all interwork with PVR of 8x and reliefs in Consett.
Sorted! And gives GNE more flexibility including the option to use full height Euro 6 compliant deckers (even if not the best) on the revised X30 & X73 if needed!