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RE: Arriva North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Nerd4321 - 02 Jul 2026
(02 Jul 2026, 8:12 am)Storx wrote Yeah I know, I was just saying that X6 came later than when the X4/X5/X10/X11/X13 were around. That X6 was withdrawn with COVID.
The X4/X5/X13 changed numbers when they turned MAX in circa 2015. Actually just looking think that was when they renumbered that the X6 (used to be X9)
The X8/X9 used to be parts of the old 355/43 which then turned into the 51/51A and the other half binned off completely bar the peak extras to Cobalt. Arriva from 2010 -> 2015 were just a mess, felt like every week everything was changing.
Just to put in context for South Gosforth to pick one place:
363: X4 Direct/X4 via Gosforth/X4 Direct Again/X7
X5/X6 via A189: X5/X6 via Fern Drive/X5 omitting Fern Drive/X5 via Freeman/X5 Direct Again/X8
355: Withdrawn (Replaced by X8 via Coast Road)
356: 56/X6 to North Shields/54
342: 52 Freeman to Ashington/Withdrawn (Replaced by X5)/52 Newcastle to Cramlington
M55: 55
I've probably missed something aswell.
Aye was a complete mess. Not sure if it was then when the 57 got to Ashington, but you might be right. I know it went to Morpeth for a bit aswell before that got chucked onto the 43 instead. The East Cramlington change was later though, as the Ashington bus definitely ran 2 BPH through Seghill for a bit because I can remember them doing a dirty survey and asking the 5 people who used to bus from Ashington if they'd preferred a bus to the hospital and totally ignored Seghill being cut in half.
I kinda wish the X7/X8 were routed back to serve Freeman Hospital would give a link for people
RE: Arriva North East: Upcoming Service Changes - Storx - 02 Jul 2026
(02 Jul 2026, 9:04 am)Nerd4321 wrote I kinda wish the X7/X8 were routed back to serve Freeman Hospital would give a link for people
Have to disagree on that one, Corner House is a nightmare at peak times would just mess the routes up and the fact they interwork with the X10/X11 throw the whole of Blyth depot out the window.
imo Killingworth is the better place then withdraw the X63 completely, and the 353 North of Killingworth. You'd need something to serve the new housing estates though near Sandy Lane.