(14 Apr 2024, 9:46 am)Storx wrote I did, it'll only be really useful for a Dalton Park to Hartlepool service. Omitting Peterlee would make even less sense. The service would just be too slow to realistically sensible for anyone to use, you'd be talking 2 hours from end to end, the train takes 51 minutes. It's just not competitive, driving takes 40 minutes.Ok the X10 takes longer than the train but it’s still always packed end to end so that’s not really an excuse. The X5 used to work as did the 231 before Go North East got rid of them so am fairly confident it would work now. My X1 idea would be limited stop so really it would only be. Hartlepool Interchange, Hartlepool Victoria Road, Mill House, Dyke House School, University Hospital, All stops Throston Grange and all stops Hart Village, Dalton Park, Easington Lane clock, Houghton Le Spring, then whatever stop it is to Washington then more or less direct to Newcastle so am fairly sure it would work.
There's not really any worthwhile points on the way which might pick up people either. The delays on it would be a nightmare aswell.
This is assuming that there's now some form of franchising going on here but I'd personally do
60: Sunderland to Seaham (Every 15 Minutes)
61: Sunderland to Murton (Every 30 Minutes)
62: Sunderland to Durham via Easington Colliery - Current 22 (Every 30 Minutes)
60/61/62: Every 7.5 Minutes, Sunderland to Eastlea
X60: Sunderland <> NON STOP <> Seaham <> NON STOP <> Peterlee - Blackhall - Hart - Hartlepool (Every 30 Minutes)
63: Current 24 (Every 30 Minutes)
64: Sunderland - Houghton - Hetton Downs (Replace 35) - Easington Lane - South Hetton - Peterlee - Blackhall - Hart - Hartlepool (Every 30 Minutes)
X60/63/64: Every 10 Minutes, Peterlee to Hartlepool
62/63: Every 15 Minutes, Peterlee to Durham
20/X20/64: Every 15 Minutes, Houghton to Sunderland
X1: Every 30 Minutes: Peterlee to Newcastle via South Hetton
X2: Every 30 Minutes: Peterlee to Newcastle via Murton
X3: Every 30 Minutes: Low Moorsley to Newcastle (35 route from Low Moorsley to Hetton)
X1/X2/X3: Every 10 Minutes Hetton to Newcastle
35: 35A route all day, between Houghton and Boldon only.
Be much tidier than the jumped up buses between Seaham and Sunderland which there are currently and removed the need for the silly 61 extension.
RE: Go North East: Service Suggestions v2