(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.
I would like to see an express service from Darlington to Newcastle possibly stopping at Newton Aycliffe, Chilton and Ferryhill but run to a shorter route than service 7 running every 30 minutes and it could be combined with the X21 between Durham and Newcastle which would mean an express service every 15 minutes from Durham and Newcastle. Also the it would provide a direct service for New College students which would take money away from Arriva.