(28 Feb 2014, 5:47 pm)Dan wrote I meant the "Fast Cats" Solars.
Should be able to get the Mercs done within three days (full day for the first one as the first always takes the longest, two the next day and one day for the final one).
The older Solars currently have no branding for service X36, but 5205-09 have branding for both services. As the X35/X36 interwork, it would mean that the older Solars would be appearing on the X36 with no branding for said service.
I know their interwork, don't know why their cant run this as a through service for passengers at Sunderland Interchange, their got about 7 minutes standing time at Interchange going to Newcastle which can work out by passengers boarding and alighting, I know that the bus has about 20 minutes at Sunderland interchange before pulling away towards Hartlepool, ive seen the X36 pulling into St Marys Way bus stop after its time to leave Sunderland Interchange, and the X36 shouldn't be changing their destination screen to X35 while going over the Monkwearmouth Bridge to Sunderland, as passengers can still board the bus at St Marys Way. GNE shouldnt have the side route along the top of the bus and have it just in plain black as the same as in their timetable leaflet bus logo.