(31 Dec 2015, 3:20 pm)Andreos1 wrote Not sure if this is the most relevant thread like...
Teesside and East Cleveland services - what is the history between depot allocations? Does anyone know if the current split is based on historic precedents or if the Loftus closure led to a whole load of changes, such as Stockton getting more work over that way?
I have been racking my brains to try and remember, with no joy.
Until Viva Tees Valley in 2006, Stockton depot's only runs into East Cleveland had been on the old 20 between New Marske and the Airport (barring a short tenure of summer trips on the 93).
As part of Viva Tees Valley, the operation of the 28 passed to Stockton from Loftus (which had inter worked it with the short X56 and 65). Stockton also worked 1 morning and 1 afternoon departure on the short-lived Sunday-only extension of the X14 to Redcar.
When Loftus closed in 2009, Stockton gained the short workings on the X56 to Easington (basically what is the evening 5 route). Redcar gained the 65/65A/C
X3/X4 (the X3/X4 moved down slightly earlier) with the long X56s, the 93 and Whitby towns being moved to Whitby which at that point became a fully fledged depot with an allocation.
As part of the East Cleveland re-write in 2010(?), Stockton lost the Easington runs which moved to Redcar as the 5 (inter worked with the extended X4 and the shortened X3) but still reached North Skelton on the X5 and ran the short 5 to Guisborough. Later they gained 3 workings to Whitby when it went half hourly.