(11 Jun 2020, 12:58 pm)cbma06 wrote There’s a Lot of hairs being split, I think the x9 will get to Newcastle quicker from Peterlee than traveling down to Horden then to Newcastle, hope you don’t get off at Horden Station and go past local folk and saying that your in Peterlee, Peterlee boundry ends before the crossroads, originally it was going to be 1 train each way then the next time I heard it was going to be hourly, the GCT won’t be stopping there, does anyone know what the freq going to be?
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The train station will be signposted from Peterlee centre, as there will need the passengers to start using the service otherwise it will be a white elephant
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There's one thing here for a commuter, in particular, your missing and that is if the train says it takes 35 minutes, it'll take 35 minutes. Apart from the Metro joining at Sunderland, there's nothing stopping the train so it's more reliable.
The bus on the otherhand might say 45 minutes but at rush hour, all you need is a crash on the A19, traffic at Testo's, traffic in Gateshead or traffic at Heworth and that's quickly going up and it's unreliable in that sense and people going to work can't be dealing with that regularly.
The worst train imo (excluding a Pacer) is also nicer than the best bus (that could be subjective tho) and there's also the option of cycling, if your into that, which could be handy if you don't actually work in the centre of Newcastle and work say down at Newcastle Business Park on Scotswood Road etc.
Any reasonable commuter would choose their transport in the following order imo: Metro -> Tram -> Train -> Bus providing price and frequency was similar.