(25 Nov 2013, 4:11 pm)Dan wrote Yes I do, as I feel the passengers on the 56, even if lower on that section of the route, exceed the demand of a single decker quite often.
It would be, yes. That said, the 2A/2C and 8 cannot justify double decker use as the passenger numbers are just not high enough, however much anyone would like to suggest otherwise (excluding the fact deckers cannot be used due to various low bridges). The X2 never justified double decker use either, but the X1 did.
Best option? Keep the services separate, and let the network be the same as it is now. We've brought the resurrection of the X2 service up so many times now, and it is getting quite tedious I must admit.
I can't see why you don't think having a direct Sunderland-Newcastle via Chester Road is such a bad idea, it was a popular route. I agree personally its swings and round about in my opinion (Don't live in Sunderland) if I'm going from Sunderland-Newcastle I'm not fused wether I go via Chester Road/North Sunderland/Newcastle Road unless of course one takes longer than the other. But you live on Chester Road, so why don't you agree to an X2- I'm just struggling to understand your logic.