More Rail Replacements coming up in the next few weeks....

Saturday 17th January & Sunday 18th January
http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/trackwo...BR-CAR.pdf
Buses replace trains between Newcastle & Hexham, via Metrocentre & Prudhoe

Rail Replacements for Northern (& First TPE) are organised through First Rail Support, who use a number of contracted operators...
In the North East we have:
- Compass Royston
- Croft Coach Travel
- Esk Valley
- Grierson's
- Lee's of Durham
- M & D Travel
- Procters
- Skelton Coaches
Plus a few others usually.

East Coast & Crosscountry organise their own, usually using different operators. XC (being Arriva owned) used to heavily use Classic but now that'll be no more. It remains to be seen whether they'll use Jim Hughes or not.