So it seems the transfers have all been done but does anyone actually know what the reason behind it as the 1/2 are still ran by the minibuses and 1401/1402 aren't withdrawn either, are they actually for the expresses or was it actually about giving Blyth newer buses rather than the 2 ex London deckers.

It seems it's more like.

Blyth
Out: 7609(7485)/7610(7487)/1401/1402/1768/1769
In: 1407/1461/1462/1463/1475/1409?

Durham
Out: 1461/1462/1463/1475/1409?
In: 7485/7487/1768/1769/1579/1580

Ashington
Out: 1407/1579/1580
In: 1401/1402

Only really 2 big bus gain for Blyth rather than the 8 that's needed for the 1/2.