(30 Jul 2020, 11:57 pm)James101 wrote You'd think so if the network was integrated. If passenger's ultimate destination is Middlesbrough or Newcastle, the main destinations form Seaham station, it'd be in GNE's interest to funnel them onto the X1/9/10.
If there's a choice of getting the train from Seaham to Newcastle or Middlesbrough or having to change at Dalton Park - no matter how much funneling they do, the train is going to win on so many levels imo. You're not at the whims of door knobs driving/crashing on the A19 for one.
Seeing the numbers get on/off who are heading to/from intermediate destinations such as Sunderland or Horden, never mind Newcastle or Boro shows that the train is looking very strong on that one too - at least on a commuter level.