(01 Jan 2014, 7:12 pm)citaro5284 wrote Providing they can cope with the loadingsThe long distance runs to Chesterfield only run half hourly don't they.....GNE could not run coaches on the Tyne Tees Xpress due to the passenger loadings.
Yeah they run it every 10 mins between Nottingham and Derby, and every 30 mins beyond there to Chesterfield.
Of course the issue is getting DDA spec coaches, but surely something like the Van Hool Astromega's would be a decent upgrade without losing too much capacity?
Or single deck coaches and boost the frequency to a 15 minute service (30 mins on each) ? I suspect the costs would prohibit that though?