(28 Dec 2015, 6:38 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote If the section between Durham and Bishop Auckland just ran as service 21 on Boxing Day, would GNE not consider running a special hourly X21 service between Ashington and Newcastle following the X21 route to the Red Lion then the X22 through the Hartlands to Newcastle? The journey time would only be 52 mins each way and could even be 54 mins with 6 mins turnaround at Haymarket and Ashington with 2 mins recovery time at the Red Lion in both directions. Only 2x B9s would be needed from Riverside. Certainly a possibility given how well the Q3/Q3a and the 309 have performed.
Why can't it just run all year...?