(29 Feb 2016, 7:27 pm)Dan wrote Yup - exactly 60 minutes. Agreed it feels that it takes an absolute age. I think it feels worse than it actually is, because of the faster alternatives (all of Arriva's services and GNE's X7).
Not sure the demand is there for a Sunday service though, as Peterlee is absolutely dead on a Sunday. Arriva's 22 carries fresh air most of the day, too.
Peterlee has been a ghost town most of the times I've passed through on a Sunday, although this has been around 5pm each time and the last buses through Peterlee on most services on a Sunday is around 6pm.
I've seen some decent loads when I have used/seen the 22 between Sunderland and Peterlee on a Sunday.
I would never do the full X35, I'd always split the journey to do on different days, so I'd only ever do: Sunderland - Houghton, Houghton - Peterlee and Peterlee - Hartlepool.
Would be nice if the X7 was half hourly Monday - Saturday daytimes.