Could it be, that he's looking at the Nexus QCS appendix on proposed routes / Contract tender, which lists all in numerical order, whether it be StageCoach, Arriva or GNE. If read incorrectly he could read Arriva to Morpeth as GNE as they follow each other on that list (x14/ x15):
Appendix L:
http://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/fi...uded_0.pdf
Appendix list(Whole);
http://www.nexus.org.uk/busstrategy/cons...appendices
Or maybe not!
RE: Go North East: Latest News & Discussion - July 2015