(17 Jun 2014, 9:36 pm)aureolin wrote I was surprise when the X20 was axed as it was really popular. Used to use it daily between Durham and Houghton.

Were the journey times between Sunderland and Durham exactly the same as the current X20?
The current peak time X20s only shave off ten minutes or so to a normal 20 journey if memory serves, so not really too much of a difference.