(14 Mar 2015, 7:16 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote If the Crusader was ever to get an upgrade, the Mercs after a deep clean, NSAs and Moovbox fitted would be perfect for a similar setup to the old X31 / X32 services both running every 30 Mon to Sat and 60 eve and Sun with buses only calling at the Regent Centre between Hartford Road and Newcastle. Arriva wouldn't be too angry though as they'd still have the Guide Post / Wansbeck patch fully covered only by Arriva with the X22 operating that way.
Honestly, if a GNE bus turned up with WiFi and POWER!! I'd be very happy, don't need NSA's, power sockets , or "Sparkle", what I do want is what the Olympians managed to provide, a reliable service, with a warm (watertight) bus!
In fact, Dan and Citaro, could you have a word, block GNE scrapping the Yellow Olympians, and send them on a mission in Northumberland?