(15 Oct 2022, 5:42 pm)Starscream wrote For able bodied people without luggage or kids perhaps.

Even as an able bodied man with all my wits who always travels light, the hassle involved in transferring from Eldon to Haymarket or St Thomas for that matter, is a Royal pain in the ass.

Always budget a minimum of five minutes, even for that, certainly if you like not being stressed of a morning/evening.

A late running arrival and a unionised driver feeling no shame in departing early if it suits his work/life balance, that soon needs to be ten minutes, planning wise. Ridiculous for supposedly adjacent terminals.

As for one company one station, you do realise independents are still theoretically allowed to run services in Newcastle? And that multi operator tickets are a thing (for the super rich).

Haymarket to Eldon Sq is probably easier than walking from one side of Gateshead Interchange to the other, I do it regularly and have never found it a problem.