(24 Jul 2022, 10:43 pm)F114TML wrote It was, but they kept putting it off, then they lost the franchise.

To answer your questions - dunno - but if it helps:
- My grandparents live in Seaham
- Northbound is generally busier than southbound from what I've seen
- A single from Newcastle - Middlesbrough leaving tomorrow, with no railcard, is £7, or £12.40 return.
https://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/t...w/1445/dep

Quick loop Seaham to Newcastle is around 35 mins, the X10 is around 40, however thats in Dalton Park, it doesn't go through Seaham, a lot of people probably walk to the trains station, however unless you live in Murton walking to Dalton park can be busy, when i was waiting for the X1 from Dalton Park (which I did just for the sake of it) not that many young people got the X10, it was mainly middle aged people/older people getting the X10, but I got the train and it was full off middleaged/younger people