(08 Aug 2022, 1:16 pm)Andreos1 wrote Took the folks almost 3 hours to get to Newcastle the other day. It would typically be an hour.55 was a stand in between Houghton & Peterlee for the X1 but that got withdrawn due to low passenger numbers which came from the X1 being put every 30 minutes to Peterlee
That's because there were huge gaps not filled by another service.
There are alternatives for all (if not, the majority) of passengers on the route of the 5a.
Not saying cancelling is right. Far from it. But there are alternatives that aren't available for X1 passengers.
For all the paranoia that exists regarding anti-GNE sentiment or anti-ANE sentiment (depending which way the wind blows), I'm not sure there's any here.
Is there a reason it is proving to be slow at recovering?
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages