08 Mar 2022, 12:41 pm
#234
(08 Mar 2022, 12:27 pm)Adrian Going via Seaham is problematic at the best of times IMO, as on a good day you're stuck in traffic - congestion-busting buses or not. There's also the issue that the X10 is far too long as it is, and given that customers have to pay a premium to use it, I really don't know how much they could keep extending it before people decide to save themselves some time and get the train instead.
Better advertising connections, such as Seaham to Dalton Park for onwards connections, is the better idea. Whilst I think that the marketing of services has improved, I think on the most part it has been on an individual basis and rarely takes advantage of ongoing links. An example I gave a while ago now was the X1 to Dalton Park, and why the 65 isn't advertised as a frequent through-connection instead of waiting for an hourly service.
I constantly bring this up, no one knows it exist from dalton park, unless you actively look for it
