(12 Sep 2013, 8:44 pm)busman101 wrote £6.40 single as opposed to £5.50 return is a fair difference and peak return on the train is £7.70, so over £2 difference and you've got to walk to the station at Hexham and from the station in Newcastle - so, I bet the overall journey time isn't that different if you've got to walk a bit
If the majority (and I'm guessing they are) of people using the train from Hexham live in the outlying villages and are forced to drive into Hexham due to the lack of public transport in those areas, is the bus the better alternative?
It would be interesting to see the amount of train passengers who have season tickets too.
I'm not knocking the tynedalexpress, far from it. The more public transport, the better.