(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?

is the 684 not contracted via Northumberland County Council? Assuming all else is equal, I’m not sure why NCC would pull it?

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(09 Dec 2022, 7:22 pm)Dans_bus_photos wrote I wonder what will be allocated to it. Sure I read somewhere it will be operating from Slatyford

I’d read elsewhere that it would be busways. I’ve seen both Slatyford and Walkergate mentioned, but then a Nexus rep stated Cumbria in a public meeting so I’m not sure either way. Maybe the Nexus rep just doesn’t appreciate Stagecoach is a many headed beast?

Either way, interesting if it is Slatyford given the reasoning behind the 100 being suspended is staff shortages.