(11 May 2014, 1:17 pm)Marcus wrote It's a waste of time and a waste of money to operate a service that probably doesn't even get two on people on between 9 and 5. Going back to the OK1; I've often wondered why they actually did withdraw it, because if you look at photos of it you'll see quite a few people onboard. I used it only the once all the way from Middlesborough to Darlington and it was about half full. The problem is, that service had a competition which it lost to.
Operating the X39 during the daytime isn't worth it.
I'd like to see Go North East operate some more services in competition with Arriva. There is a gap in the market on the Northumberland Coast network as the service provide by Arriva is disgusting.
But yeah, the OK1 did seem a busy service, and it's a shame they withdrew it.