(13 Apr 2024, 4:53 pm)Storx wrote 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.
I don’t know what bus your but every time I get the 23 it’s always quite busy.
You didn’t read my suggestion properly either as I put the X1 would go directly down the A19 to Hart Village to get to Hartlepool and would not serve Peterlee at all. I suggested the X2 which would miss out Dalton Park and go the 61 does as a limited stop express to Peterlee.