(12 Sep 2023, 1:15 pm)L469 YVK wrote But....if Arriva struggle for drivers at Blyth once any ex Walkergate staff take their £££ and head to Stagecoach or GNE, I could possibly see them give up the 306 (depending if Arriva could interwork the 308 with something else).
Would actually fit in perfectly for Stagecoach becuase if they kept the evening 54/354 tender, the evening 306 could perfectly be interworked albeit with a small amount of dead running to either North Shields or Whitley Bay.
I believe you may be over estimating how many drivers may jump ship (or bus).
GNE are also struggling for drivers.