(28 Apr 2015, 5:40 pm)Jimmi wrote I think just dropping Birtley would be good as in my experience the X12 never picks up much custom here. doing this would chop around 5 minutes off the journey time, could probably still pick up on Durham Road though.

Isn't most of the X12's problems with stopping at every stop between Croxdale and Durham, did the X12 from Durham at peak time once and it only passed one stop until Croxdale and by the time it made it to Croxdale it had fallen behind the timetable. Newcastle can sometimes be difficult to get out of and Low Fell at peak times is a pig as well at times.