(13 Jun 2014, 12:36 pm)Drifter60 wrote I've actually used the X35 from Hartlepool to Barnes Park before, but it not like many people would use an extended X1 Hartlepool-Newcaatle as changing on X9 at Peterlee would be quicker, connections already in place I believe.
If the X1 did replace the X35 the direct connections between Sunderland and Hartlepool would be lost. Its basically just reversing the current situation with Newcastle and Hartlepool so there wouldnt be any point in swapping this as one way or another, unless they keep the X35 and still extend the X1, one city is going to lack a connection to Hartlepool without a bus change.