Hmm, I don't know like. I still say that they should bring back the old X31 / X32 and X33 (refer to the timetable I made a while back) for the following reasons :

- Faster journey times between Newbiggin and Bedlington Red Lion to Newcastle via Hartlands. (X31 / X32)
- Main 15 min combined frequency (X31/X32) with one service every 30 mins via North Seaton (X31) or Wansbeck Hospital (X32).
- 30 min standalone service for other areas of Ashington and Bedlington such as Guide Post and Nedderton (X33)
- Regular evening and Sunday service with a bus approximately every 25-35 mins from Ashington, Bedlington (either Red Lion or Glebe Bank) and inbetween the A1068 and Newcastle.
- Better timekeeping across the board.
- 11 buses would be needed for the X31 / X32 and a further 5 needed for the X33 meeting the current Sapphire amount of buses. Spares could be sourced in time.
- The evening PVR for the X31 / X33 and 35 combined would stand at 7 with minimal idle time but sufficient layover time.
- Evening service to North Seaton provided by X33.
- And yes, it might not be a fancy pancy 10 minute easy combined frequency at Newcastle and Ashington but, the X31 and X32 would be 8 minutes quicker (52 minutes as opppsed to an hour) than the current X21 between Ashington and Newcastle. The X33 would do it in the same time as the current X22 (1 hour).