The Tynedale Link MPDs have had a hard life running the 687 when it ran from Hexham to Newcastle via Wylam - the country lanes have taken their toll (hitting verges to avoid oncoming lorries - which still happens between Hexham and Corbridge).
I don't know how many they had or still have - they seem to use 'full size' buses now for 74 and 688 (as well as the X84).
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