(6 hours ago)Storx wrote Yeah I know, I was just saying that X6 came later than when the X4/X5/X10/X11/X13 were around. That X6 was withdrawn with COVID.
The X4/X5/X13 changed numbers when they turned MAX in circa 2015. Actually just looking think that was when they renumbered that the X6 (used to be X9)
The X8/X9 used to be parts of the old 355/43 which then turned into the 51/51A and the other half binned off completely bar the peak extras to Cobalt. Arriva from 2010 -> 2015 were just a mess, felt like every week everything was changing.
Just to put in context for South Gosforth to pick one place:
363: X4 Direct/X4 via Gosforth/X4 Direct Again/X7
X5/X6 via A189: X5/X6 via Fern Drive/X5 omitting Fern Drive/X5 via Freeman/X5 Direct Again/X8
355: Withdrawn (Replaced by X8 via Coast Road)
356: 56/X6 to North Shields/54
342: 52 Freeman to Ashington/Withdrawn (Replaced by X5)/52 Newcastle to Cramlington
M55: 55
I've probably missed something aswell.
Aye was a complete mess. Not sure if it was then when the 57 got to Ashington, but you might be right. I know it went to Morpeth for a bit aswell before that got chucked onto the 43 instead. The East Cramlington change was later though, as the Ashington bus definitely ran 2 BPH through Seghill for a bit because I can remember them doing a dirty survey and asking the 5 people who used to bus from Ashington if they'd preferred a bus to the hospital and totally ignored Seghill being cut in half.
I kinda wish the X7/X8 were routed back to serve Freeman Hospital would give a link for people