Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
(12 Sep 2021, 8:43 pm)James101 This suggestion comes up time and again but the fact is the geography of Hartlepool doesn't lend itself to a service ever working. The town sits out just too far to the east of the A19 to make diverting the X9/X10 worthwhile and although there is some demand, there will never be enough to sustain a stand alone express service. Once a service starts diverting up the Coast Road to Peterlee and Dalton Park the journey times are unattractive.
Such a journey would command a £8.50 X9/10 style ticket which is not going to stand up to a £9.50 return on the improved train service, which also has a catchment from Seaton Carew, encompassing part of South West Hartlepool.
It is a shame GNE abandoned their service too the town, which at it's core was a very long standing service. My thoughts are that if GNE went just a bit bolder in the Peterlee area and set up a fast Peterlee - Durham service they could really sway an awful lot of Arriva season ticket holders onto their network, justifying the interurban routes to Sunderland and Hartlepool.
Separately, the 62 & X6 run within a few minutes of each other between Dalton Park & Sunderland - would swapping the times of the 62 & 62A provide a more even service along this corridor?
(12 Sep 2021, 8:43 pm)James101 This suggestion comes up time and again but the fact is the geography of Hartlepool doesn't lend itself to a service ever working. The town sits out just too far to the east of the A19 to make diverting the X9/X10 worthwhile and although there is some demand, there will never be enough to sustain a stand alone express service. Once a service starts diverting up the Coast Road to Peterlee and Dalton Park the journey times are unattractive.
Such a journey would command a £8.50 X9/10 style ticket which is not going to stand up to a £9.50 return on the improved train service, which also has a catchment from Seaton Carew, encompassing part of South West Hartlepool.
It is a shame GNE abandoned their service too the town, which at it's core was a very long standing service. My thoughts are that if GNE went just a bit bolder in the Peterlee area and set up a fast Peterlee - Durham service they could really sway an awful lot of Arriva season ticket holders onto their network, justifying the interurban routes to Sunderland and Hartlepool.
Separately, the 62 & X6 run within a few minutes of each other between Dalton Park & Sunderland - would swapping the times of the 62 & 62A provide a more even service along this corridor?