(17 Aug 2022, 6:22 pm)Andreos1 wrote Once the second platform is sorted at Hartlepool, I reckon it will free up a bit more space on that line.
I'm not sure if it's possible. I know there's big problems between Sunderland (including the station) and Pelaw with the Metro trains and lack of capacity there aswell but hopefully they can find a way.
(17 Aug 2022, 7:06 pm)Unber43 wrote It was meant to happen with NorthernConnect or whatever that was some years ago.
If would be interesting if anyone had an statistics on whether that East Durham Coast Line or whatever its called has had a increase or decrease of passengers from pre-pandemic.
If they haven't lost any it definitely shows the X10 is just losing passengers I've only seen the 17:00 from EldonSquare come anywhere close to busy
Northern Connect was never planned to go along the Durham Coast Line, that was planned to do Newcastle, (Chester Le Street), Durham, Stockton, Thornaby, Middlesbrough. I'm not 100% sure on CLS but the rest is 100% right.
Lack of paths killed that though but there's a spare path now so maybe that might be the alternative to above to avoid the Sunderland issues. It would also give a direct train between Durham and Teesside which doesn't exist atm which would get all the passengers doing the Teesside to Newcastle avoiding the Durham Coast Line, leaving capacity for locals. (Stillington is quicker, 55 minutes between the two).