(12 Feb 2023, 11:57 am)Thomas12 wrote Do we know if Arriva were planning to withdraw the Holystone-Newcastle section if the changes went ahead?

I'd be surprised if they did as I've seen it a few times over the past week and each time it has been pretty busy. A couple of Streetlites leaving Newcastle at peak times had few seats left (although maybe it could be because of cancellations?)

Not aware as far as I know. It'll cause problems though as it's slots interworking where the other 54 was so unless they made a 75/135 minute round trip then problems were going to come and that's pretty much Shiremoor Metro anyway.

If Arriva is going for the tender it made sense to keep them together, it was a bizarre move imo and benefited no-one. Heck even withdraw the W2 altogether since it's walking distance to other buses anyway and is pointless in comparison.