(30 Jun 2023, 4:46 pm)markydh wrote It’s not that simple. They can’t just change the frequency due to the fact that the slots on the shared line between Pelaw and Sunderland would have a knock-on effect on Northern and freight trains. That’s why any emergency timetable would see Sunderland line switch to an every 24 minute service under any emergency timetable.
I'm not sure it is that much of an issue, they done it back in 2020 with issues of driver's back then. As long as they gave some notice and kept it in for a long period - it needs to stay until the new fleet is in, not a short term botch then it would've went through. You have to remember there's the timetable recasts in May aswell which has just gone.
They've known about this for months, it's not just started overnight.
2020 reduction - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-54961455