(11 Jun 2020, 7:01 pm)beefcake wrote Personally I would disagree with that. I spent 7 months commuting from Hartlepool to Doxford before passing my driving test and honestly, if there was a bus that could have got me to work for 7.45am and home after 8pm then I wouldn't have given the train a second glance. The price difference was significant, as I could use an apprentice pass on the bus, which covered me for my days off work too and not just between Hartlepool and Sunderland, had WiFi and chargers available, fewer connections and overall journey times were very similar.I am very familiar with the Hartlepool to Sunderland journey inc the return leg. During the train strike, it was a mare getting back to Hartlepool on a Sat evening . No direct bus; small change over time at Peterlee ( if 22 left Sund late, connecting with the 24 was a lottery). Even a crappy pacer train was a glorious sight , once the strikes were over, plus trains have toilets.
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