(23 Oct 2015, 4:59 pm)MrFozz wrote I agree with the last couple of posts, the train will always blow any competing bus service out the water...
Did the 722/723 have reliability problems at times as well, I cant really remember the reasons, but I always got the idea it was not the most reliable service
Can't really comment on the reliability of the 722/723 as I almost never used the service when it used to run all the way to Newcastle. As I frequently travel to/from Darlington and Durham on the 7 I'd personally rather have a service terminating in Durham and change to continue to Newcastle on the odd trip rather than have a bus run late due for various traffic related reasons in the Newcastle area when I need to travel to Durham.
Also as this is a suggestion for GNE I don't think it would really work competing with the Arriva service 7 as the 7 is more frequent and you'd struggle to make the service much faster than the 7 as although you can miss the likes of Ferryhill, Chilton and Newton Aycliffe out you could be left with a service that picks up next to zero passengers between Durham and Darlington.