(24 Feb 2024, 11:56 am)mb134 wrote I'm struggling to see how a train that doesn't link Blyth with Cramlington would impact travel between the two largest towns in Northumberland?

I'd personally make the argument if you merged the X9 and X10 routes so it was something like: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.08589...?entry=ttu, what I posted before.

You're not really reducing the number of buses, most people only had 2 buses then, and they still only have 2 buses after. Yes there's less buses between Blyth Town Centre and Cramlington Manor Walks direct, but how many buses is there really needed? I'd imagine most people are getting on inbetween. It might help the X8 aswell since that and the X9 (current X11) would be the 'express' route between the two instead. The time savings on the X9 could then be used as layover on the X7/X8/X9 to try and get a grip on the mess of those services.

Heck you could even make the case for that new route being 3 BPH throughout and actually increase the number of buses for most people, it's probably a feasible move and would be PVR neutral if I'm right. Bebside and the 10 houses there have a train station now.