(14 Jan 2016, 10:20 am)scania driver wrote I'm guessing that the X93 Middlesbrough-Scarborough service, given the route over which it operates, must be hailed as one of Arriva's sucsess stories ? I'm remember, and yes we are going back a few (?) years here, when it was a twice, possibily 3 times, a say service, operated from Loftus depot as a then extension of what, to the best of my recall, was service 58. It was generally operated by BU's, possible those so converted to be dual purpose. The service has now gone through a variety of "upgrades" and operators with the inevitable spread of vehicle types. Now after a few, shall I say troubled, years, during which passenger numbers despite the problems, have increased immensely and clearly justified the investment in the BTL9's. Maybe I'm in the wrong thread to be asking for peoples thoughts, comments and possibily memories.
The journey between Middlesbrough and Scarborough has changed constantly over the last 30 odd years. As far as I am aware, it was mainly Loftus depot buses. For a time, the X56 operated to Scarborough. Service 58 [to Lingdale?] seems likely as well. And 257 as well. All last year the BTL9 seemed to be working well on my visits to Whitby!