(23 May 2021, 7:38 pm)Storx wrote Honestly not sure how the contracts are done believe they're done on a longer basic rather than the approach Nexus does with them all being short contracts. 

Believe most of the Tynedale Links are though. You've got the S1/S2 in Morpeth, there's the Alnwick to Thropton service (forgot number), the 19 north of Northumberland Park which is in partnership with Cobalt, the 58 in partnership with the NHS (I believe) and the 57A evening services but believe they're done by Seaton Valley Parish Council. Other than that not sure there's anything else probably some of the Berwick local routes are aswell and the Wooler service which I don't know much about tbh

You should be able to get the 19 to Ashington and then the 434 back to Bedlington Station and change back onto the 19 or vice versa though, unsure on connections though.

Yeah, Nexus are just a nightmare with their short contracts. Northumberland contracts are much longer. Is the Alnwick - Thropton service you're thinking of the Phoenix Coaches 15?  It's good most services are commercially viable.

434 doesn't seem like a good service for me to use. 

Phoenix Coaches are good and should introduce more services.

Seriously expect GCT will get (and ruin) the 33/33A next March. GNE will almost certainly lose it. Q3 will always be there hopefully, but shame about the 33/A, it'd a good service I haven't used much.