I think someone at Ashington is getting their wires crossed as I am told 7412-15 will still be used for the X20.
The VLAs are due to be split between Ashington and Durham, enabling us to rid of the 7436-44 Lowlanders and it's likely what's left of the Cadets will also be seen off. There is an added complication in that some deckers look likely to move to Yorkshire, although this is expected to be a small number so could be some of our DLAs ousted from Ashington. Either way the plan is that the Great North Road services 43/44/45 will become fully double deck increasing capacity on those using DLAs moved to Jesmond.
RE: Arriva North East: Latest News & Discussion - January 2016