(27 Feb 2023, 8:05 pm)Malarkey wrote Some Coastliner Suggestions...Malarkey Marathons as some in the past have called them.
X40 - Leeds - Tadcaster - York Rail Station - Malton - Scarborough - Cloughton - Whitby
Limited Stop Express Service connecting key points of the route only, operating Every 1 Hour Monday to Sunday providing a reduced journey time across the whole route
840 - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Leeds/...283113!3e0
843 - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Leeds/...486335!3e0
In regards to the 840/843 from Malton I'd have them do Clockwise/Anti Clockwise Loops of Pickering - Goathland - Whitby - Robin Hood's Bay - Cloughton - Scarborough - Seamer and Sherburn back to Malton returning to normal route back towards Leeds allowing connections down the North Yorkshire Coast between Whitby and Scarborough via Robin Hood's Bay which I think would vastly improve the tourism side of the service and give it a much needed money boost all round to keep commerically viable to operate, the services would also have sufficient layover time at both Whitby/Scarborough depending on direction of the loop.
Other suggestions:
Extend service 20 from Rawcliffe to Harrogate via Knaresborough which would give a more direct service to York than the 22/23 do, I would also extend services 22/23 into Harrogate from Knaresborough also
Don't think the resources and funds are there to put many of these into action, especially considering it currently can't stand on its own from Malton to Whitby, anything more would probs be a step too far, there's extras in the summer pretty much as per your X40 suggestion (or at least that's the form it took last summer).
Not too sure the 20 extension would be worth it, especially as it doesn't go into the centre of York.
The 22/23 when it was first changed from the 56/57-142/143 terminated at Harrogate but was cut to terminate at Knaresborough for whatever reason with the unique section between Knaresborough and Harrogate being moved onto the newly introduced service 8 Wetherby to Harrogate via Knaresborough at the time (previously 780 Wetherby to Knaresborough). Services 8, 21 & 22/23 are in the exit category for Transdev so they may not be operating these routes in a few weeks time.