(25 Nov 2014, 12:29 pm)Scott wrote Trains are often busy on Match days, so check when Newacstle and Sunderland are playing at home and you may see a link.
In some cases a simpe allocation of a class 156 instead of a class 142 removes the need from joining 2 trains together to provide peak cover. I occasionally see a class 142 and a class 156 working together, which puzzles me as they are completly different.
There is a morning service allocated 2x142 from Hexham-Middlesbrough because it was leaving people behind with 1 unit.