(01 Nov 2019, 8:56 pm)Stanleyone wrote
Nothing posted on our fb page, nothing on county Durham transport page and nothing in the duty boards posted today either. It would seem rather strange to change things only 1 way as well.
Wonder if the M6 will be split?, also an additional X15 will operate from Lanchester replacing Gem Travel service to Consett Academy (but no return, current X15 timed at 15:15)
Its clear the M6 extension to Lanchester hasn't worked and is a mess to say the least.
M6 to Quaking Houses plus split at Stanley, restoring at least an hourly 30 makes sense.
Separately, the 6 is struggling, with timing issues plus reduction to hourly putting pressure on the 16 leading to unreliability in the Annfield Plain area for both services.
The pre-29th July configuration worked better with reliable connection to X30 and X31 express services to Newcastle.
One per hour extension of expresses to Consett would be better with X31 and not X30, as X31 provides better commuter links to Gateshead.
X32 should start and finish at Consett, restoring Consett, Annfield Plain and Catchgate links to Tean Valley instead of the X30 during morning and evening commuter periods.