(01 Oct 2020, 7:30 pm)Storx wrote It's the same with the 1 and 2 at Blyth, really surprised there still every 20 minutes with minibuses rather than every 30 with full size singles - they must have there reasoning behind it tbh. I genuinely don't see Arriva dropping the frequency though as they don't really cut stuff everything in Northumbria has been pretty stable for 10 year or so now.

Think with the 1 and 2 there are lots of people doing small hops, rather than Blyth to Morpeth/Ashington (though there are also a decent enough number of those). Virtually every time I see a 1 in Ashington, there's a decent enough load - similar with the 2 in Morpeth and Bedlington. They are likely routes that make a small profit overall, so Arriva would probably prefer to keep it as it is than cut the frequency and run the risk of losing punters. For all they get (generally justified) criticism for some aspects, Arriva certainly seem to put more effort into these smaller local routes than other operators.