(03 Jan 2016, 3:25 pm)BJ10VUS wrote Did it used to go around to Beaumount Park and Highford Park after the 684 was changed to the X84/X85, or is that a different service?
Maybe it's worth cancelling the 687 altogether and extending a 680 or 682 down to Corbridge via Beaufront instead? It's clear that people like yourself rely on the service for shopping, and with such a sparce service and odd timings, it's no surprise it isn't being used as much as it should. Clearly saying "put a bus here and do this and that" isn't always that easy, but it could work.
The 687 used to do Beaumont Park between journeys to Corbridge.
When Howard Snaith's routes to Colwell were taken over by GNE the Beaumont Park route was rejigged as the 682 to serve Acomb instead of Corbridge (on an hourly basis) as well as occasional journeys to Barrasford, Gunnerton and Colwell.
I don't think the Barrasford/Colwell service lasted long.
The 687 operates off some 686 and 689 journeys.
The weekday 11:35 from Hexham (11:53 from Corbridge) is a Venture Solo (which used to then go from Hexham to Barrasford/Colwell), whilst the Saturday 15:10 from Corbridge arrives from Prudhoe/Ovingham/Albemarle (686).
I think the 10:55 and the 12:55 from Corbridge come from Ovington (686 from Prudhoe 10:03 and 12:03).