20/X20 - Extended to Alnwick, possible route alterations in Ashington (proposed to operate via Alexander Road), and Hadson with buses now serving there hourly (option to run the current route via North Broomhill, and the other via the A1068 and Percy Road).Having the 20 extended to Alnwick is a good idea but the X18 omitting Alnmouth station isn't. A half-hourly frequency between Widdrington and Alnwick is something Arriva would want to boast about, having the X18 to keep serving the Station will promote passengers using the bus to Alnwick instead of taxi or car.
X18 - Proposed to omit Alnmouth Station, as the 20 will provide better bus/rail connections.
1 - Route swapped between Cowpen and Blyth with service 2 to improve reliability.This sounds like a good idea.
2 - Revised route in Cowpen, and to provide faster links between Blyth and Morpeth, will omit Red House Farm. Will terminate at Morpeth Bus Station, rather than Kirkhill.
43 - Extended to Morpeth via Bedlington hourly, and will serve Red House Farm to replace service 2.
I know people who do Blyth-Morpeth regularly and they hate the long detour via Red House Farm, of which only a couple of people get on.
New service 58 - Will operate up to every two hours between Nelson Village, Beacon Hill, Cramlington, Northumbria Hospital and Hartley Square.
I seriously don't see the point.
New service between Morpeth Kirkhill and Newcastle, operating every half hour Kirkhill-Morpeth, hourly to Newcastle(hopefully with bigger buses)
I think this is a good idea. The 20min frequency of the 2 up to Kirkhill wasn't really required BUT where will the MAX buses come from if this will be part of the core frequency between Newcastle and Morpeth?