(27 Aug 2015, 6:22 pm)Kuyoyo wrote And what about the depot losing the Pulsars to Blyth? If this rumour is true, then facts have to be faced - Blyth gain Pulsars in exchange for 1401-4. The MPDs are earmarked for replacement next year, probably by Solos. In my honest experience, the 1 does not need anything bigger than a 33 seater. I have never been on a 1 that had been full to capacity.
I've used the 1 once, from Blyth to Ashington in the late morning. Only had a few seats available when we pulled away from the bus station, and it was a VDL Pulsar. I'd hate to have been landed with an MPD on that run. I personally think, going by what other members are saying and my one experience of it, is to either; keep the MPDs allocated to the route but pump it up to a 15 minutes frequency, or upgrade to larger vehicles than MPDs and maintain it's current frequency.