(26 Dec 2017, 4:28 pm)Andreos1 wrote I get what you say about Middlesbrough being more appealing(Middlesbrough and appealing in the same sentence?!), but a Stockton terminus could be offered for very little extra cost and offer a greater chance of increasing revenues.
As well as picking up punters fro Stockton and Thornaby (two locations that punters can use the train from and essentially where the competition is), it could also attract those transiting between Middlesbrough and Stockton.

Irrelevant to the terminating point up north, But I'd Imagine a Teesside-Leeds service to receive more patronage than a Teeside-York one, York is more of a sightseeing hotspot for a more older market, While Leeds is more suited to the younger generation of Adults and Children too, These will attract the most revenue in fares.

You already have the X62 linking East Yorkshire and the new X10 linking South Yorkshire to Leeds, And Transdev are actively expanding there Cityzap brand out of there quite fast ( Id imagine a North East service is being looked at in some way or another by them ) so Stagecoach should atleast cover that by running there ( York can be called at pretty easily on the way too )
Running weekly is pointless in my opinion, In a perfect world it should be a daily service not leaving too early so connections from Stagey's local network can be made, But too late to not have a too short time in Leeds either, Makes more use of 54045 too.
Quite a few populous villages/towns along the A19 corridor that could be served too, Northallerton and Thirsk are not too far off the beaten track and are not served regularly by NatEx, Aswell as the trains being more expensive than bus.