(16 Dec 2024, 11:00 am)Adrian wrote I'd say it was good planning tbh. Something we're often quick to criticise operators for not doing.
They knew it'd be busy on the first day, as not only would you have a lot of locals taking an interest, but you'd also have spotters coming from all over to be one of the first to ride the service/line and take photos/video.
It'd have left dozens of people behind if it was running as a 2 car set. Even the 4 car set I was on out of Ashington, that left with standees.
The Hartlepool to NCL train on Sat lunchtime was a 2 carriage unit . It was ridiculously rammed. Who decides whether a service should be 2 or 4 units? Is it Northern staff based in the NE , or is it staff based in York/ Leeds or the NW?