(27 Jan 2017, 3:34 pm)mb134 wrote From what I know, Ashington tend to use the 35 to 'test' buses after they've been repaired, that could be a reason why. There's also the possibility that the vehicles that should be allocated are off the road, and so they're using spare 'MAX' vehicles.
ah yes and ashington usually use this route to break buses in to service gradually if they have been off the road for a long time plus they will have an extra decker will the departure of 1581 to jesmond