(23 Oct 2021, 7:01 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote Would the reinstating the 164 benefit any passenger flows or areas.
I used the 164 in a variety of directions. The only time it was used by choice, was when I was heading to Roker/Seaburn and didn't fancy a change.
Most other times, it was when a more frequent service didn't rock up. If I was in Sunderland and a 777 or 638 wasn't about - I jumped on the 164. Ditto if I was heading back from college and there was no sign of a 194 - 164 it was.
At the time, it complemented the other 16x services from the coalfields and offered something slightly different.
The 2/2a may render it redundant around Penshaw and Barnwell. The lack of interest in the 35 may help its case elsewhere.