RE: Enviro 400MMC's for the X10
(30 Jan 2022, 2:39 pm)Omega54 wrote Yeah, maybe I don't think it will be 20 mins, maybe 15 however it is already 30mins slower than the train, which means if u just miss a train, and their is a X10 in 30 mins u might aswell wait for the next train.
Google Maps says 15 mins by car between Dalton Park & Seaham A19 slip road via Byron Place, so I've added 5 mins to factor in slower acceleration and stops.
(30 Jan 2022, 2:58 pm)Omega54 wrote Also if it were to come to seaham might make others chose the X10 over the train, for people who want to study at Newcastle or Middlesbrough it might not be faster but it can be cheaper, especially they have the price at 1:20.
Also if they advertise that Under 25 weekly/day tickets work on the X10, and they need to get the bus from the train station then..more passengers, as I didn't know they worked untill very recently and it always stopped me getting the X10
Whatever customers get fed up with what would end up being a 30 min increase in journey times between Newcastle and Peterlee will either consider buying a car or walking to Horden station and getting a train...which would still be faster than the X10. Newcastle to Peterlee appeared to be very popular when I last used the services, so I think it would be safe to not piss these customers off any more?
