(25 Mar 2024, 1:43 pm)mb134 wrote There are more than enough to run the services if they had the drivers, but as they don't I believe some are on loan to Blyth (7554 definitely is, and 7532/3 both have been).
Ashington are missing every X21/22 from Newcastle between 1900 and 2000 today, as well as the 1645/1655/1730. As at 1345, there are 3 buses on the X22 out of a PVR of 7. There are a combined 8 on the X21/35 out of a PVR of 13. The incompetence of the management is reaching new levels, those responsible should be sacked.
Ah that makes sense, didn't realise stuff were on loan - lost track of the Enviro 400's and where they meant to be.
It's a mess mind, it's an awkward one though because of all these nice contracts they've took on that arguably now they're stuck with really only the 1/2/X21/X22 where they can cull and they seem to be prioritising the 1 and 2 for some reason, unsure why mind.
They really need to sort it out asap though or at least get some agency driver's which they've seemed to decide to not use anymore.
Blyth isn't much better mind, it's very random which routes they're prioritising there though almost like rolling a dice, one day it's the 308, the next day it's the X7/X8/X9 today it's the X10/X11 with 5/8 boards.