(19 Oct 2020, 8:33 am)Andreos1 wrote I've seen you mention this before and don't understand why it would be the case.A new entrant into the travel market between Ashington and Newcastle is bound to take passengers from existing services - plenty of examples of this across the country. Locally, look what happened when the Metro extended to Sunderland.. And Northern Rail fares, heavily subsidised, are either the same as bus or slightly cheaper.
Bus services and train services can often be dealing with different markets, going to different destinations.
Along each of the 4 existing heavy rail routes in to Newcastle, bus operators run services alongside the rail network and between the same key destinations. Carlisle - Newcastle. Berwick - Newcastle. Durham - Newcastle. Middlesbrough - Newcastle.
What would be different between Blyth and Newcastle?
In all the other cases you mention the train came before the bus, and they have co-existed for many years.
(25 Nov 2020, 4:55 pm)omnicity4659 wrote 158816 did a loop around Blyth, Bedlington Station and Morpeth from Newcastle at lunchtime.https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/7...5/detailed