(07 Jun 2020, 3:51 pm)alan7264 wrote Arriva high prices - return or day ticket between Sunderland and Hartlepool only £5I agree , £5 return is excellent value. I used that ticket when the trains were on strike.
On the broader question of GNE, the company is forever changing their services. It seems that one bright spark in the timetabling department has a brain wave, creates an obscure route eg Murton to Jarrow; or the obsession with service numbers with ‘A’ or ‘B’ or ‘C’ variations. There are more examples of GNE chopping and changing constantly eg Silksworth services. I could go on ....