(15 Jul 2021, 6:33 pm)L469 YVK wrote Massive gamble (not out of choice really) cutting the 306 & 308 to every 30 mins each Mondays to Saturdays. If Percy Main depot doesn't get hit too bad (or GNE have extra drivers they can get to cover) and can maintain frequency on the 309/310/311, Arriva will potentially lose passengers long term.
I sincerely hope Arriva explored all options before cutting the 2x services!
They've got no choice, everything is down to 30 Mins Max in Northumbria, cutting a half hourly service to hourly is much worse as what's happened today with the 2, X7 (towards Newcastle) and X8 (out of Newcastle at peak time), see below.
?SERVICE UPDATE: Due to staff shortages the following journeys will not operate today (15/07):
Service 2
1707 from Blyth
1816 from Morpeth
Service 308
1311, 1511, 1541 and 1651 from Blyth
1425, 1630, 1700 and 1805 from Newcastle
1741 to Billy Mill
Service X7/X8
1517 and 1617 from Blyth
1622 and 1727 from Newcastle
Service X9
1750 from Blyth
Service X16
1757 from Morpeth
1806 from Abbey Meadows
Service X30
1733 from Newcastle
Not sure, the 308 boards will even be enough, guessing Blyth will be getting help from somewhere as the 308 was pretty much half hourly tonight anyway. 8 boards short today if I've worked it out right.