(09 Jan 2014, 10:52 am)andreos1 wrote Does it have to go via Washington or does tradition always dictate that?
After all, if it went via Hetton and Houghton, there is always the option of jumping on an x1 and 4...
As for the other point, a link to Chester and the world is your oyster!
I guess your right, it is tradition I am thinking about, but also the time it would take, well over an hour...but if it was a limited stop Express between Chester and Newcastle, that may be a whole different thing