(09 Dec 2022, 9:29 pm)OrangeArrow49 wrote Arriva handing over the 685 has got me thinking, could we see GNE withdraw their almost equivalent 684? Of course GNE has a presence in Hexham which Arriva doesn't (aside from the 685), so that could make a difference. Originally the 684 only went as far as Ovington as far as I know, is there sufficient demand for it to run to Hexham? Perhaps the future is shared ticketing on the 684/685?

Stagecoach will operate the 685 which, does make sense in a way. I would have imagined if GNE had been interested in this they would have bought at the time of Hexham depot. The late Peter Huntley was against joint operation. Hence the termination of the 308 (Northumbria/GNE) 722/723 (GNE/United) X1 & X10 (GNE/United/Tees)