(01 Apr 2021, 10:34 am)Kuyoyo wrote BIB: seeing how the timetables are now on-line for the Northumbria division, it appears most depots won't be returning to pre-COVID levels.

For Blyth, the changes are:
1: Remaining every 30 minutes between Blyth and Wansbeck Hospital, hourly onwards to Widdrington Estate.
2: Remaining every 30 minutes
308: Returning to every 15 minutes Monday to Friday daytime, every 20 minutes on a Saturday as now and half hourly on Sunday daytimes (interworking with the 306 in Newcastle(. Evenings will remain hourly
X7/X8/X9: All back to normal
X10/X11: Back to every 10 minutes combined Monday to Friday, but staying every 15 minutes combined on a Saturday and half hourly combined on a Sunday
X16: The Newcastle-Morpeth section appears to have been axed so looks likely to remain Blyth operated off the end of the 2.

Wouldn't surprise me if the Monday to Friday services eventually got cut back slightly once social distancing allows. Not a suggestion as such but in theory, Arriva could save 16x buses by doing the following:

1 & 2:
- As is (post 11th Apr 2021) but Morpeth to Kirkhill section becomes part of service 2.

35:
- No longer operates between Newbiggin Seacrest Road and Woodhorn.

43:
- Reduced to half hourly and route changed between Dudley and Cramlington via Fern Drive, Annitsford and High Pit and Northumbrian Way. One per hour continues to Morpeth.

43A:
- Half hourly. Same route as 43 to Seaton Burn then via A1068 & Beacon Hill to Cramlington. One journey per hour continues to Blyth via High Pit, South Beach and Amersham Road.

51A:
- Extended to Marden Estate via Northumberland Park Metro, New York Road, Murton Village, Rake Lane and Preston Grange Morrisons.

306/308:
- Monday to Saturday service reduced to every 20 minutes each and every 10 minutes combined. 306 no longer serves Battle Hill Drive and no longer operates between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. Evening service reduced to hourly after approximately 8:30pm (7:30pm Saturdays & Sunday). Sunday daytimes still every 30 minutes each and every 15 minutes combined.

X6:
- Withdrawn.

X7:
- Same route but increased to every 20 minutes Mondays to Saturdays.

X8:
- Withdrawn.

X9:
- Every 30 minutes, same route as current X8 between Blyth and Cramlington then same as X10/X11 to Newcastle.

X10/X11:
- Reduced to every 30 minutes each or up to every 15 minutes combined in Newsham. Will combine with the X9 up to every 10 minutes between Parkside and Newcastle.

X14/X15/X18:
- Re-timed so combined to run up to every 20 minutes between Morpeth and Newcastle. X16 withdrawn.

X19/X21/X22:
- X21/X22 reduced to every 30 minutes each or up to every 15 minutes combined.
- X21 reduced to hourly between Ashington and Newbiggin. Will also terminate at Cresswell Arms instead of Seacrest Road.
- Some Monday to Friday morning & afternoon journeys will still operate half hourly between Ashington and Newbiggin.
- X19 introduced. Newbiggin Cresswell Arms to Wansbeck Hospital via Woodhorn then same route as X20 to Newcastle with combined 30 minute frequency alongside X20.
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PVR Pre-Covid19 *only affected services with PVR changes, others remain same = 82x
Jesmond (20):
X16 = 2x
43 = 7x
306(x6) = 8x
51/51A = 3x
Blyth (47):
X7/X8/X9 = 14x
X10/X11 = 13x
1 = 5x
2 = 5x
308 = 10x
Ashington (15):
X21/X22 = 15x

Potential PVR post-Covid19 = 66x
Jesmond (16)-4:
43 = 5x
306/308 = 7x
51/51A = 4x
Blyth (38)-9:
X7 = 7x
X9/X10/X11 = 13x
1 = 4x
2 = 4x
43A = 4x
306/308 = 6x
Ashington (12)-3:
X19/X21/X22 = 12x