(22 Apr 2021, 5:56 pm)Storx wrote I'm not sure if they were actually brought to Blyth for only the 1/2. They've replaced 1401/1402 to Ashington and 7485/7487 to Durham instead. There hasn't been a PVR decrease on any of the expresses and 2 extra buses were never enough for the 1/2 (PVR 8) without more buses.
2 MAX Pulsars are currently on the 1/2 in their place, in fairness. I'm also not sure 1401/2 should be at Ashington, I know the former transferred back last week before failing on an X9. Ashington do seem to trust 1402 a fair bit mind, been sent out on the X14 a few times now.
The Solos were kept for the "please don't send me to Newcastle" rota on the 1/2, so I'd guess the 1/2 allocation will ultimately depend on that.