(13 Jun 2014, 9:24 pm)marxistafozzski wrote I would have suggested Houghton or Hetton as they pretty much slap bang in the middle between Newcastle and Hartlepool
May as well just keep the X1 and X35 if that's the case. I see where you're coming from, but perhaps timings could be worked on to allow connections. Unfortunately a lot of services appear to be timed on their own individual merit and connections are an after thought.