(12 Jul 2020, 5:37 am)Stanleyone wrote Not 5, the new plan calls for the X70/X71 to once again inter work with the X30 at Newcastle. Will the hourly link from Stanley to Consett remain?, in my honest opinion, not at the current times. Heading for Newcastle the 16 runs 2 mins in front from Catchgate and heading to Consett it's on stand and loaded before the X30 gets in from Newcastle.So I take it Consett's interworking patterns will look something like this:
X30/(X70/X71)/X30 (PVR 8)
Consett (X71): 00:25
Newcastle (X71): 01:23
Newcastle (X30): 01:30
Stanley (X30): 02:08
Stanley (X30): 02:15
Newcastle (X30): 02:54
Newcastle (X71): 03:00
Consett (X71): 03:55 >>>>>> then layover at Consett until xx:25 (or xx:52 if X70)
X45/X31/X46/X46/X47/X45 (PVR 17)
Consett (X45): 00:05
Newcastle (X45): 01:08
Newcastle (X31): 01:15
Stanley (X31): 01:53
Stanley (X31): 02:00
Newcastle (X31): 02:39
Newcastle (X46): 02:45
Consett (X46): 03:45
Then..................
Consett (X46): 03:55
Newcastle (X46): 04:58
Newcastle (X47): 05:05
Blackhall Mill (X47): 05:57
<<<<<<<<< extra layover for reliability or allow more running time>>>>>>>>>>
Blackhall Mill (X47): 06:20
Newcastle (X47): 07:18
Newcastle (X45): 07:25
Consett (X45): 08:25