(27 Dec 2024, 1:42 pm)citaro5284 wrote It is very rare they put 4 car on Ashington Line, normally a 2 car 158.

Looking today, not a 4 car in sight!

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/...59?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt

I've noticed that the 4-car trains on the Durham Coast Line is only the runs terminating at Whitby. Any that terminate at Battersby/Nunthorpe/Middlesborough/Thornaby are always 2 cars. I get this often and it took me a while to figure out without RTT. 

However, I believe this service should be every 30 mins (apart from the Limited stop Thornaby - Newcastle ones at peaks) as it honestly gets soo rammed if I was trying to get off at Heworth (in either direction) I would give up as people are already squeezing by the doors to get off in Newcastle in 7 mins time. 

Would be great if they went from Ashington - Middlesborough (and extending to Nunthorpe or Saltburn each every hour). This would greatly improve the cross-tyne connections albeit Northumberland Park should be better served by buses for this to be successful

So to clarify it would be 
Ashington - Middlesborough [including Saltburn extension] (every 60 mins)
Ashington - Hexham [giving links to the Metrocentre] (every 60 mins)
Carlisle - Nunthorpe [including Whitby extension 2 twice a day] (every 60 mins)

*This enables Newcastle - Hexham | Newcastle - Ashington | Newcastle - Middlesborough to all be half hourly