(21 Aug 2015, 8:24 pm)tyresmoke wrote Yup I'd agree that if you're going to save 8 mins off the journey time then it wouldn't be worth doing. a proper express like our X5 on Teesside saves about 20-25 mins off an hour journey
Correct me if I'm wrong (which I know I'm not
) but isn't the X5 an hour journey? The 5 takes about 1 hour 25 minutes at peak time (going off the 5 that leaves Easington at 0700, it leaves 15 minutes in front of the 0715 X5 but arrives in Middlesbrough at 0825, 10 minutes after the X5. The afternoon one likewise (1645 X5 leaves Middlesbrough 10 minutes before a 5 but reaches Easington 5 minutes before the 5 that left Middlesbrough at 1625 - 1715 X5 leaves 20 minutes after the 1655 5 but gets to Easington 3 minutes in front of it, and runs together with it between Skelton and Carlin How where the 5 goes into Skinningrove)