Just been looking at the Current and Old timings of services between Newcastle and Sunderland and it appears that running an Xpress Service via Washington Village and Washington Galleries to Newcastle is just as quick as operating an Xpress Service via Boldon and Heworth to Newcastle, I am taking about the X3 and X85 of course, which I find very Interesting.
Current Form
56 – Newcastle – Concord - Sunderland – 72 Minutes
X3 – Newcastle – Heworth - Sunderland – 56 Minutes
X36 – Newcastle – Heworth - Sunderland – 61 Minutes
Old Form
X2 – Newcastle – Washington - Sunderland - 56 Minutes
X4 – Newcastle – Washington - Sunderland – 60 Minutes
X85 – Newcastle – Washington - Sunderland – 57 Minutes
Now I think if GNE wanted to, they could make this link even faster by using the following route
Sunderland Interchange - Queen Alexandra Bridge - A19 to Boldon Motorway Exit - Heworth Bypass Direct to Gateshead ommiting Heworth - Newcastle Eldon Square
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