(21 Jul 2021, 10:47 pm)Storx wrote The point of the expresses running through Gosforth is for a connection at the Regent Centre, if you don't want to serve anything you'd be better running the Blyth expresses via the X7/X8 route into Newcastle as it's the shortest route and you'd get stuck at Cowgate and on the A1 which are both bad at rush hour and no worse than the X7/X8 bottlenecks.I've been thinking about past suggestions I've made.
Funnily enough, I've been thinking perhaps a half hourly 'fast' Ashington to Newcastle service (X19 introduced from Newbiggin alongside X20) would work with the following route from North Seaton:
North Seaton *Non stop* > Eastfield > High Pit > Annitsford *Non stop* > Barras Bridge & Haymarket
Obviously would lose link to and from Gosforth & Regent Centre but time saved running more direct via A189 would simply be re-allocated to the three places mentioned. Would also allow changes to replace the X8 & X9 in parts.