At the end of the day, the transfer does make sense. Clearly Arriva have decided to rationalise the minibus network in Newcastle as a result of Jesmond closing. With the 46 going and the 51 moving to full size buses you're only looking at the 55 which is 2/3 buses max. What happens with the 55 come CAZ remains to be seen. I reckon it could stay 30 minutes full time and interwork with something, or end up withdrawn as well. The 57/57A, while I appreciate there may be reliability issues with the Solo's there, you're gonna get reliability issues with the Solo's anywhere. Darlington has a large Solo fleet and there's nothing else for the E200's made surplus at Jesmond to go on. It makes sense to upgrade the Darlo locals and keep the MMC's together. Plus Ashington has just gotten all the double deckers so not like it's deprived of investment.