(21 Jun 2020, 3:11 pm)L469 YVK wrote Newsham would be 14/16. Cramlington would be 8/12/10 and Blyth would be 9/11/10.

Arriva are going to have to go forward as a more leaner outfit despite historical standpoints. They had to do that in 2010 and again in 2012.

The same argument could've been said about the X21 & X22 back in 2012 despite the original routes being different to an extent. Whilst the changes were controversial and p***ed some people off, they did their job and simplified things.

I'm guessing we're going to have to agree to disagree here and see what happens. We both have very different opinions of the future and I can't see it being too significant in the long term not until at least the Northumberland line is opened (if it ever is).

There's other areas that imo would go before the Blyth expresses.