(13 Apr 2024, 4:03 pm)deanmachine wrote You really think there's no demand between Sunderland and Peterlee by bus?
Not for more, not really, being honest. The 22/23 are already pretty much dead. These plans are increasing it partally by an extra 3 buses, 2 X1's from Dalton Park to Peterlee/Hartlepool going directly against them through Easington and another on the X7 which has already been attempted and died.
Complete overkill imo. Personally I'd rather see 2 TPH on the Durham Coast Line.
Arriva has already cut back massively on the corridor, in recent years.
This is going into right maybe territory but the only potential express I could see working down there is an
X9: Newcastle - Gateshead - Heworth - Dalton Park - Peterlee - Limited Stop (Blackhall Co-op / Crimdon Dene / Verner Road / Miller Crescent / University Hospital / Hartlepool Marina) - Hartlepool
So you'd have a 30 minute service between Peterlee and Newcastle as it's probably a worthwhile move.