(27 Sep 2023, 10:35 pm)mb134 wrote Surely the travel patterns between Cramlington and Blyth are completely unaffected by the railway?
Don't know why I just have a feeling they might rejig some stuff around.
It's the X7/X8 I have a feeling might be hit, the X7 isn't busy at all beyond Seaton Delaval most the time and taking the punters from the top end and potentially South Beach aswell will make it in the red imo. Same with the X8. Would give them a chance to get a few extra punters from Holywell aswell who don't have a service without quite a walk.
Don't know why I also have a feeling the 43 might end up at Blyth to kill some of the dead running for driver changeovers aswell but not sure what route tbh.
X7: Every 30 Minutes, Newcastle to Holywell (loop around Tillmouth) (Hourly) / Blyth (Hourly)
X8: Every 30 Minutes, Newcastle to Cramlington only
43: Every 30 Minutes, Newcastle to Blyth via X8 route
For example. South Beach want the link to the Regent Centre anyway.