(13 Sep 2020, 11:46 am)6049 wrote It seems they've reduced the layover time at either end too. I'm not sure about actual running time enroute. However, with the current issues with traffic management at either end at the Burn and the general farce that is Gateshead Interchange to Newcastle and back; it's looking already like the X1s are departing late from both termini which was just about unheard of previously.
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I've tried digging out an old X5 timetable to compare it to a current X1. Unfortunately, the bygone section seems to be down.
If any other members have an old one to share, it would be appreciated.
I believe the old X5 took 35/40 mins Houghton - Newcastle up to the changes which saw it being a stopper between Easington Lane and Shiney Row. I think the current X1 is 45 between the same points.
Even now, that 45 can be a push, but the time it gets at the Galleries for changeovers seems to be add some time to the trip.
Stick a shorter lay-over in at either end and I can only see one result. Which is a shame, considering there's been all of this investment.