(27 Jan 2026, 5:45 pm)PH - BQA wrote Looks like they've finally been forced to give Ashington some help - in the form of 7522 (and only 7522).
It's mental. They've got 14 brand new BYDs sat there which can't be used yet because management didn't get the chargers installed in time. If they were in service now, which they should have been, then you could have sent 7501-7/9 and 7557-62 across to Ashington to trundle around on the 1/2/57 until their new stock arrives.
Surprised they've made that move today considering Blyth can't run a full day's service either and dropping boards on the X7-X11 is a hell of a lot worse than the 35/X21/X22 as it's a hourly gap. The 43/44/45 being off the table since the 43 is partially subsidised.
Agreed though, personally I hope they keep them regardless when the electrics go into service and kick out the Pulsars instead. Bar the 6 on the X9 and 553, Pulsars at Blyth are a nuisance as an understatement because there's no-where for them to go and they are, I believe, part of the 43/44/45 allocation currently.