Following on from discussion in the Go North East discussion thread, I thought I would draft out some of my suggestions here...
Assuming more people are like me and switch to the X9 from the X7 at Peterlee heading towards Middlesbrough, I would personally time the X7 so that it was 30 minutes before/after the X9. This would mean that the X9 did not arrive Peterlee earlier than the X7, and passengers would be best off staying on the X7 - providing they didn't want the WiFi and/or plug sockets and would prefer to wait 30 minutes in a bus station and get to Middlesbrough later than they should have done!
If Go North East were to do this, they could boast about having a thirty minute frequency between their services from Peterlee to Middlesbrough.
I would also ensure that a guaranteed connection at Peterlee to the X35 from the X9 was put in place - a better connection than the one at present. Again, this would allow for a thirty minute frequency between their services from Peterlee to Sunderland.
Ideally, Go North East need to run their service ahead of any competition from Arriva too - they should be aiming to steal the competition's passengers!
RE: Go North East Service Suggestions