(10 May 2024, 4:02 pm)markydh wrote The Sunderland late evening service terminates at Newcastle on a semi-regular basis ever since Covid and the subsequent industrial relations breakdown. It’s not what you would call reliable and getting rid of a service that only exists for political reasons is the smart move. What I will say is it’s currently the final heavy rail service of the day between Newcastle and Sunderland so it’ll likely have to be replaced by a Northern train to maintain the connection.