(21 Jul 2019, 1:07 pm)peter wrote
If it was such a crucial/important/well-used direct link then surely it would still exist today...the fact that it doesn't tells you maybe it's not going to be GNE's top priority to reinstate it
Wasn't it not Nexus who told GNE they needed to introduce a direct link from Hebburn to Sunderland so they decided to change the 9 instead of making a new route? From a passenger point of view and a frequent user of the route, interest was lost when they sent the 9 to LLE and people went to the second best option which was ferry and 20. Was bound to happen when thy took away the direct link, would be welcomed back at Shields, most people just use the ferry nd 20 now as its more frequent which means less waiting time at SS than Jarrow