(12 Aug 2022, 6:57 pm)peter wrote Yeah that makes sense. Only thing is with a max number of 58 buses at Blyth according to the plans it's awkward as to what could move there. If they did the 306 and 52/53/54 that would be a PVR of 53. At one point it was rumoured the X10/X11 would move to Ashington but who knows.

Part of me thinks they could even split up the current interworkings. Perhaps have the 43, 52/53 go Ashington and the 44/45, 54 and 306 go to Blyth? Will have to wait and see I suppose.

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Seems as though everything's going to be a bit up in the air until March 2023, presumably so they can sort out Ashington and Blyth to accommodate everything

Surely it would make more sense to move the 43/44/45 to Ashington and work it with the Morpeth drivers since the 43 already goes there.

I always found the fact they ordered 14 Enviro 200 MMC's (believe that was a number) a bit odd as there's too many (or too little), it's questionable if they ever had plans to move there. Knock off say the 55 just to pick one of Jesmond's routes (the X7/X8 stopping everywhere is a bizarre thing to do if the Newcastle services are struggling on it's only unique section), suddenly there's now enough of them to cover all the minibus routes which no doubt will be going to Ashington since there's no space at Blyth including the 57/57A, strange co-incidence.