(07 Nov 2014, 4:07 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote I would say thay on a daily basis though due to all year around use between Newcastle and Alnwick and also the fact that people aren't just making one off trips thag the X18 is more deserving of B9TL's. If an E400 broke down on the X93, it would just be a typical bucket and spade user who would just laugh it off but if a day in and day out commutter broke down on an E400 on the X18, they'd either be very annoyed or if good enough, impress a civil servant in Blyth or Alnwick so that they no longer use the bus and Arriva looses custom.
I agree with you! The X18 is a shocking service.
The 1403 service the other day didn't arrive until 1429, and it didn't leave until 1440! A 37 minute delay! Surely something needs to be done, as it is all of the time. The Omnicity on the X15 was on time though, and the X14 was 8 minutes late departing.
So basically, they departed like this:
X14: 1426 (due 1418)
X15: 1433 (due 1433)
X18: 1440 (due 1403)