(02 Dec 2023, 6:06 pm)L469 YVK wrote I don't think we'd see serious reductions....maybe the X20 (Ash > NCL) goes at worst. But the X21/X22 would still make something. Not forgetting that some passengers won't want the trouble of changing onto the Metro or the walk from Central.

I'm not too sure I wouldn't be surprised if things went pear shaped it would end up something like

X7: No Changes
X8: Current route Newcastle to Parkside, X10 route to Blyth
X9: No Changes

X10: Withdrawn
X11: Withdrawn

X21: No Changes (Every 20 Minutes)
X22: Ashington - Bedlington (Current Route) - Horton Road - Boghouses - Parkside - Cramlington - Express - Newcastle (Every 20 Minutes)
X23: Current X11 (Every 20 Minutes)

43: Extended to Blyth instead of Morpeth via X8 route

57: Extended to Morpeth instead of Ashington every 30 minutes, 57A scrapped.

X21/X22: Every 10 Minutes Express Newcastle to Bedlington
X22/X23: Every 10 Minutes Express Newcastle to Cramlington

Apart from the slight extended running time on the X22 by 7 minutes or so, no-one is really losing out. Infact Cramlington and some areas of Blyth actually have an enhanced service. The only real losers are the 2 bus stops at the bottom of Bedlington but most of the estates are within walking distance of the central stops or the now new stops East End Front Street. There's actually some benefits aswell South Beach to Regent Centre, more of Blyth to Cobalt, more frequent service from Ashington / Bedlington to Cramlington etc, more frequent service from Cramlington to Newcastle etc.

This is would be a more worst case scenario though.