(24 Jul 2022, 12:25 pm)Unber43 wrote X15 now goes Directly to Castleside.Could split it on a Sunday though. As it stands, the current Sunday PVRs are as follows......
- 6/12/X30 - 5x
- 16B - 3x
- 47 - 3x
- 78- 4x
- X15 - 2x
- X45/X72 - 5x
That gives a total of 22. If the following interworking patterns were used instead.....
- 6/12/X30/X72 - 7x
- 16B/47/X15/X45 - 9x (X15 on this board DHM > CON only)
- 78/X15 - 4x (short X15 CAS > CON only)
That would only be a PVR of 20x meaning a reduction of 2x. Obviously 6/12/X30/X72 reliefs done at MetroCentre or Winlaton/Blaydon. Later Sunday X72 reliefs done at Gateshead.
Round trip on the 16B/47/X15/X45 would be 4hr 30m keeping in line with driving hours. All long layovers would be effectively axed.
Also enough leeway to maintain Sunday PVR of the current 78 and throw in a short round trip to Castleside.
Only issue I can foresee is how would splitting the X15 work if under contract to Durham CC? Would GNE have to take maybe the short turn commercially?