(07 Mar 2015, 11:14 pm)tyresmoke wrote I'd say a driver change realistically shouldn't take any more than 2-3 minutes.
I'd argue some of the issue lies in adding extra stops willy nilly without giving us any extra time. All stops from Coxhoe to Pity Me now, that's not an express... The local services (56/57's) job is to serve all stops
Aye, I agree with you there. I'd probably be impacted if it didn't stop at every stop, but an express service stopping 3 times in a tiny village like Coxhoe is insane. Of course the 56/57's can't actually cope now that the uni passes are valid, as people are using these to make up for the 30 min frequency on the X12, as they support a combined 10 min frequency on that corridor - something I think Arriva are relying too heavily on.
I hadn't realised that all stops between Durham - Pity Me were now valid. I seem to recall that it only stopped at the Salutation, Fram shops, and then at the far end of Pity Me (can't remember what the pub is called!).