(13 Apr 2026, 9:02 pm)Storx wrote Is there anything Ashington hasn't broke lately; sure a bit a Blyth magic will fix them.

It's arguably better than the alternative which is no doubt the 14/64 Plate E400's which Ashington have also ruined but there's a few of them which really are useless. Noticed a fair few 64 Plates have been spending their time on the 57/57A the past week or so.

The way that Ashington have looked after the 14/64/15 plates is a disgrace. 7530 alone should see the entire engineering team fired, it's been problematic for years and they're no closer to getting it right - even before the 72-plates arrived, just check how often it was pictured away from the X18/in the depot (/general lack of photos of it) in 2021. 

I'd not be so sure on "Blyth magic" either, given the state of some of the things they have running around. Quite a few of their sheds were sent on loan to Ashington and rejected even by them for how bad they were. 

Ultimately all comes down to the standards set by local management which, as I have said for years and years, is absolutely horrific. There are people employed in high positions at that company who would struggle to get a job anywhere else, let alone at the level they operate at.