(06 Jan 2026, 6:06 pm)Kimlfixit wrote I often see more people getting on at Thornaby than Middlesbrough! and every seat taken by Seaton Carew.I would rather have a 30 min frequency than hourly.
I would make them all 4 cars, as going up to 30 without extra carriages will just make the problem eventually even worse as there will be more demand than capacity
Maybe more customers will make them upgrade (northumberland line would be as popular at an hour?)
Perhaps maybe some 3car 170 could make their way up here and be used on the Durham Coast, and Northumberland and 4 car 158 on Hexham to Carlise or vice versa