(15 Feb 2016, 12:33 am)Jimmi wrote Yeah but you'd be going down from two fast buses an hour to one, having two buses an hour is probably something that makes the X9/X10 a more attractive option than the train which runs hourly and takes roughly the same length of time as the X9/X10, if you were to change the X10 to take nearly two hours (although the X9 would stay the same) it may be enough for people to choose the train over the X9/X10. Also adding 25 minutes to the route would mean that the times wouldn't match up, you would end up with the X10 having to leave either Newcastle or Middlesbrough at the same time as the X9.
I agree with you Jimmi again 2nd time I've said that within the last 5 minutes