(26 Jul 2015, 6:12 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Aside from the point cbma06 makes, it would probably more fruitful if your suggestion served Annfield Plain (only stopping at Tesco) between Consett and Stanley; and Pelton between Consett and Chester.
Old-school express services didn't always travel via the quickest route from A to B. Most simply stopped at timing points only with, maybe, an additional stop here and there.
Here's an example (if it's legible):
Used the X4 a lot to my nana's when she lived in Castletown
