(20 Jun 2024, 7:45 pm)col87 wrote So once again Hartlepool loses out as they will no longer be a direct bus to Dalton Park from here never mind Sunderland a chance maybe for Go North East to give the X6 another try from Hartlepool with no competition.

I'm not saying it's right but most people from Hartlepool use the train to Sunderland as it's substantially quicker even with a change and more frequent nowadays.

The opening of Horden no doubt but the final nail in the coffin so the demand just wont be there. There's always people moaning about the capacity problems on a match day, whereas whenever I see the 22/23 in the Sunderland area they're virtually dead.

Much better to try and have a semi frequent service on one corridor where there's no alternative (22) than two infrequent services imo.

I know it's beyond this thread but there really should be a railway station on the North side of Hartlepool (Hart area), the gap from Hartlepool to Horden is a fair distance.