(24 May 2026, 1:40 pm)X919 WGR wrote I would have to add the X45 to the list of routes you mentioned in the shambles as it was around that time or might of been the year after where the X45 was interworking with the X30 which caused the ADL Enviro400MMC or Single Decker allocation.

I do think MG decided to do a bad trade in my opionion with the Exchange of the Red Kite Dealer Stock Gemini 2's to East Yorkshire and us getting the ex demonstrator Enviro 400MMCs and Volvo B5TLs which I think if we kept the Gemini 2s and did the big refurbishment that EY did to them the X5/X15 would of been perfectly fine and a very nice upgrade to the route at the time but of course we landed with Streetdecks onto the route which got removed because of the Clean Air Zone coming into play which meant the X5/X15 had to suffer with the B5LHs.

I think the 56 should of benefited from the Cobalt&Coast style interior to give them a bit more life but obviously Covid happened and just got the simple Retrimming of the seats and USBs

I do wonder of the 2018/19 StreetDeck order was sanctioned under Kevin Carr or Martijn Gilbert? Given as people said Martijn had a preference for ADL.

Were the 31x StreetDecks originally ordered (unknowingly) for the 56 & 309/310 and then changed for Durham & Derwentside so that the routes could be marketed as having 'new' XLines buses? The numbers compared to the PVR's for the 56 & 309/310 at the time did add up - and both routes were previously targetted for fuel saving measures including the GKN flywheel trials.