(05 Feb 2020, 6:03 am)GNE6312 wrote The main issue with Northern in the north east is the Durham coastal line which won't be fixed unless northern finds a way to make the Service more frequent on that line which can't be done with them sharing tracks between Sunderland and pelaw Junction. The only way I would see that working is some sort of agreement between Northern & Nexus to withdraw the metro on this section or make it less frequent on this section as well as Northern running extra carrridges.
Plenty of paths available between Pelaw and Sunderland. Withdrawing the Metro is a silly suggestion and would be catastrophic for passengers and the local economy.