(06 Oct 2017, 9:22 pm)Jimmi wrote Wish they could find a double decker to send to Darlington for the morning Bishop Auckland College 5A run, allowing 7538 to go back onto the 7 as it leaves Darlington with no Sapphire spares and as such we've ended up with at least one Sapphire bus missing from the 7 each day, often two! Perhaps one of Redcar's B7s when the X93 reverts to off peak timetable, sadly won't happen though, wouldn't be surprised if one ends up at Blyth to withdraw 7439.

I imagine the reason 7413 has transferred to Jesmond is either to increase capacity on the X16, or for the 12:50 685, or a combination of both. The advantages of 7413 being at Jesmond probably outweigh any potential disadvantages of Ashington keeping 4664. 

Potential for some of the X15 E400s to move to Darlington next year perhaps to help with that?