(20 May 2013, 9:06 pm)Andreos1 wrote As for Arriva between Durham and Newcastle. That is a fantastic fare! Their marketing team need to jump on it and push it massively.
I use the train North from Durham going to Scotland pretty regularly. Generally getting the 17.25ish or 18.25ish trains, there are a massive number of passengers travelling only as far as Newcastle who get on at Durham...
It'd be interesting to see how GNE responded if Arriva upped their game on the route. I know they failed miserably with the X21 but it was a poorly marketed route and was done in a whisper as opposed to a shout.
Yeah, I have to admit I used the train when I worked down in Durham and lived in Low Fell. I found it quicker to get the train then either walk if it was a nice summers' evening or get a bus out of Newcastle into Low Fell than catch a 21.
I've just checked and a lot of people who work at the Passport Office in Durham can qualify for corporate train season tickets which saves them a fortune