(22 Oct 2024, 3:45 pm)Mark66t wrote Phaaaaaaaaaa train to Middlesbrough to Newcastle next joke trains are always cancelled so I'm for one the x9 needs bringing back !!!
Btw forgot to reply to this, I know. Personally I'd rather see the Newcastle - Chester Le Street - Durham - (Ferryhill) - Thornaby - Middlesbrough service that was planned before COVID kicked in. It was going to be only 50 minute from end to end so a massive speed boost and would link up Durham and Teesside which are currently unserved at all without a change.
Not sure what the real reason why it got scrapped was, believe pathing issues.