(05 Sep 2014, 10:47 pm)RGR756V wrote I'm thinking of a Darlington-Newcastle express, where the only competition is the very expensive train, and the location of Darlington station is not exactly in the town centre.
I know it's been done before but the constraint of EU regs have resulted in the demise of such services. Nowadays, with the loophole of 'splitting' services, which is something GNE do with the X7, I think it's a worthwhile punt.
Won't be long before they close that loop hole.