(07 Apr 2021, 8:00 pm)RobinHood wrote I'll let you into a little secret. I have already seen the allocation that was circulated internally at Arriva today.

Ashington are losing 1407 plus their two Streetlites.
1481 and 1482 are X12 branded and are going to Stockton (due to a short term transfer of work), not Blyth. 1483 is staying at Durham, as that is also X12 branded.

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Ive been told that those two are earmarked to replace the Omnicities at Ashington eventually. The X16 is still, on paper, "temporary" cancelled between Newcastle and Morpeth.

All of the Eco branded stuff, including Darlington gas buses are planned refurbishment this year.

Yeah that's fair then, nice to see there's some refurbs planned.

Blyth and Ashington seem rather short on buses though mind, I know Ashington has been mentioned but Blyth has pretty much gained 4 buses for an allocation of 8 since 1401/1402 have gone (supposedly). I haven't done the maths but there doesn't seem to be enough buses without 7410/7411/7490 being frontline but I could be wrong or it's that's the lot of spares especially with the duplicates.

Also whoever mentioned Ashington being short Cobalt I believe, there'd be cancellations today if it was next week as 1580 has been on the 57 all afternoon with nothing seemingly to replace it.