(30 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm)cbma06 wrote

(30 Jan 2013, 5:16 pm)Daniel wrote So annoyed to see that Go North East are chucking Sunderland from the X88.

I admit that I never use the service all the way back to Sunderland anyway as I get off to use the 2A/C from The Galleries as it drops me off at home, but others live near the city centre itself and waiting at the Galleries in the freezing cold isn't always ideal...
Last Sunday, the 2C was 10-15 minutes late and those who got off the X88 had to wait over 20 minutes anyway.

Customer consultations, Go North East? No?

i thought there would be a consulation on the East Durham Brand, but looks like it neither materialise, I live in Peterlee and i told there be a consulation but then GNE decided not to change anything, cant wait until the new timetables come to hand, exspecially the X7, hope it gets onto Arrivas backs.

The X88 is mostly the only service that has not been renumbered, i thought ages ago there were going to call it the X56 since the 185,187,188 turned into the 56.

Looks like a good few Peterlee services are being completely cut - unless the variation of other services make up for it... 203, 207, 210, 260/261? Quite extreme, really...

So chuffed about the X7 though - I just hope it doesn't go under the "East Durham" brand. With the cancellation of quite a few of their services, they potentially have a good few MPDs lying around spare. I can't imagine a long journey from Sunderland to Middlesbrough being oh-too-pleasing.
I'm glad that we finally have that link, and it just shows that service suggestions do get listened to! If we go back a few months ago, I suggested that the X9/X10 were re-routed to include Sunderland. Perhaps this may have seemed unfeasible, and the best workaround that they could come up with was a new X7 service. Love it!