(30 Aug 2015, 1:18 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Would cost a fair bit but would clean up the services massively:

- New vehicles for services X21 / X22 creating more passenger growth and further improving reliability. Also, a further 2 spare vehicles would be available improving reliability and making allocations more consistent.

- Sapphire upgrade for services X10/X11 using very similar vehicles with only a year between them. This would further build upon the passenger growth created by the MAX upgrade and offer a new level of service. Also, a spare vehicle would be available improving reliability and making allocations more consistent. Blyth would however need to promise not to send out any 14/15 plate vehicles off route on the Quorums, X9 or 308 unless an absolute emergency (Thunder Thursday e.t.c).

- Spare vehicle for service 308 allowing the PVR to increase to 10 vehicles by giving the service more time to complete the journey to improve reliability. Also, this spare vehicle would be rarely needed owing to the better reliability of the 308 meaning that it could be used on the X7/X8/X9 when not required.

- Full double deck allocation with 3-4 year old 61 plate MAX spec vehicles for services X7 and X8 making sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency. This service would also have a spare vehicle (shared with the X9) to improve reliability.

- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on service X9 to make sure that passengers can get a seat on all jouneys and improve consistency.

- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on service X12 to make sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency.

- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on service X14 to make sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency.

- Full 1 year old MAX spec double deck vehicles on service X15 to improve reliability on this route and making sure that passengers can get a seat on all journeys and improve consistency.

- Relatively new MAX spec double deck vehicles on service X20 to further improve reliability and create new growth on this route with the extension to Alnwick. Would also encourage more passengers to use this service.

- Full MAX spec double deck allocation on services 35/35a to improve capacity at certain times and improve consistency.

- Service X93 would benefit from more powerful vehicles in the summer season to supplement the existing B9TLs on the route.

- The spare vehicle ratios would be improved and in the summer when the Scanias would go away to Redcar / Whitby, extra B7TLs whether they're ex-London or not, could be deployed to Ashington to be used if needed.