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when the article says this -
A new faster two-hourly train service is being introduced between Middlesbrough and Newcastle.

Does that mean there'll be now 2 trains every hour OR there is a new train every 2 hours.......
 
SAFCTEES said:
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Twelve new services will be operated by Northern between the two stations, starting on Sunday, December 10. They will initially call at
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and a stop at Hartlepool will be introduced as soon as the station works are complete in early 2024.

Journeys between the two stations will take between 1 hour 7 minutes and 1 hour 18 minutes, depending on the time and direction.


Isn’t that longer than the current offering?😵‍💫 Or do they not mean TBY> Sun

Bit of a confusing article
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Is this the work that was meant to be done in time for the tall ships?
 
Sometimes 1 an hour sometimes 3 in an hour depending on time of day.
columbo70 said:
when the article says this -
A new faster two-hourly train service is being introduced between Middlesbrough and Newcastle.

Does that mean there'll be now 2 trains every hour OR there is a new train every 2 hours.......
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so
stretch said:
That’s what I thought till Hank shot me down
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its poorly wrote.....it can mean both as people on here are proving

1. express tran evry 2 hours
2. extra train meaning 2 every hour


With the article also saying 12 extra services im going for option 2......an extra train tweleve times a day..,eaning there ll be 2 hourly trains....but shoot me down too if thats wrong
 
columbo70 said:
so

its poorly wrote.....it can mean both as people on here are proving

1. express tran evry 2 hours
2. extra train meaning 2 every hour


With the article also saying 12 extra services im going for option 2......an extra train tweleve times a day..,eaning there ll be 2 hourly trains....but shoot me down too if thats wrong
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Other way round, there's 6 express services (assume equal) in each direction doing Newcastle - Sunderland - Hartlepool (when complete) - Thornaby - Middlesbrough. Runs every 2 hours.

It's a replacement for the Stillington line, Middlesbrough - Thornaby - Durham - Newcastle service which was planned.
 
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Zimba said:
Other way round, there's 6 express services (assume equal) in each direction doing Newcastle - Sunderland - Hartlepool (when complete) - Thornaby - Middlesbrough. Runs every 2 hours.

It's a replacement for the Stillington line, Middlesbrough - Thornaby - Durham - Newcastle service which was planned.
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right so the normal service is still there and then 6 times a day(both directions) an extra train runs but doesnt stop at staions such as Horden/Seaham.......im not usually this thick but this has me baffled
 
columbo70 said:
so

its poorly wrote.....it can mean both as people on here are proving

1. express tran evry 2 hours
2. extra train meaning 2 every hour


With the article also saying 12 extra services im going for option 2......an extra train tweleve times a day..,eaning there ll be 2 hourly trains....but shoot me down too if thats wrong
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Glad it’s not just me who is struggling to make sense of it😂
 
columbo70 said:
right so the normal service is still there and then 6 times a day(both directions) an extra train runs but doesnt stop at staions such as Horden/Seaham.......im not usually this thick but this has me baffled
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Yeah pretty much, it's so they can brag there's a service under an hour between Newcastle and Middlesbrough no doubt.
 
Zimba said:
Yeah pretty much, it's so they can brag there's a service under an hour between Newcastle and Middlesbrough no doubt.
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So what’s happening then? You always seem pretty clued up about the railway. Are you part of a passenger focus group? A disgruntled ex/current employee. A failed manager??
 
columbo70 said:
when the article says this -
A new faster two-hourly train service is being introduced between Middlesbrough and Newcastle.

Does that mean there'll be now 2 trains every hour OR there is a new train every 2 hours.......
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A train every 2 hours. However, in between those 2 hours I'd expect the 'slow' train, i.e. the one that calls at every station, to still operate.
 
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