So here's my predictions based on the above..........

Service Changes:
- 47/51/52/53/54/55 withdrawn - mostly replaced by Nexus/NCC tenders.

- 685 to Stagecoach.

- X8 withdrawn.

- 43/43A via High Pit, Annitsford and Fern Drive to partially replace X8. Dudley Lane covered by X10/X11 and Nexus/NCC tenders replacing 52/53.

- 1x 43 per hour to run as 43A continuing to Blyth from Cramlington via old X8 route. 1x 43 per hour continues to extend to Morpeth.

- 306 / 308 reduced to every 20 mins each.

Vehicles released:
- Volvo B7TL, VDL SB200 Pulsar 2, Optare Solo.

- Fleet will be standardised to E400, E400MMC, VDL DB300 Gemini 2 and StreetLite.

Blyth:
- 43/43A/44/45 - 7527-33, 7553-56
- 31x VDL DB300 Gemini 2
* 17x - X7/X9/X10/X11
* 14x - 306/308
- 7517 - 306/308
- Spare Deckers - 7506, 7507, 7515, 7516, 7526

Ashington:
- X14/X15/X18/X20/X21/X22 - 31x E400MMC
- 35 - 7501-05
- 1 & 2 - 8x StreetLite
- 57 & 57A - 4x StreetLite
- Spare Deckers - 7522, 7524-26, 7552
- Spare Singles - 2x StreetLite