(29 Mar 2017, 9:31 pm)Andreos1 wrote The counter argument could be, that an operator in the area still provides a link to Newcastle. It just means a change at Peterlee.
Not ideal if connections don't work mind.
It wasn't too long about (2012 maybe?) that GNE had a go at a Hartlepool - Newcastle service by way of the X11. It was the X35 route to Peterlee then the X9 to Newcastle. I guess it didn't work as it didn't offer anything new that wasn't available by making a change at Peterlee. When it was withdrawn there was separate timetable available online dedicated to X35/X9 connections as a replacement.
Hopefully the X55 will hold more appeal due to to it's more direct route, established Stagecoach presence and the word going around about coach operation?