(05 Jun 2023, 8:06 pm)Storx wrote Saltburn has trains which are quite cheap aswell as far as I'm aware include the new TPE extensions and is an actual central station believe it's £6 or so return off peak, it's 3x quicker aswell.
You'd be mad to use the bus there unless you need to go to some random place inbetween which it doesn't do. Imo the bigger question is why is the need for the X2/X3/X4 all duplicating a rail network and serving absolutely nothing inbetween like Cleveland Retail Park and Eston Tesco where no doubt some people shop.
No doubt it's why the cuts are coming as the only people doing that will be pensioners using their bus passes as it's free.
You've got to remember that there's a population of people living and working beyond Saltburn and the wonders of the railway line.
Brotton, Loftus, Skelton - all not connected to the rail network and with a population that won't and don't need to travel by train unless they're off somewhere exotic like York.
Not sure that Cleveland Retail Park or Eston Tesco are that much of an appeal for anyone in East Cleveland either.
Particularly when you pass an Asda, Skelton retail park, Morrisons and Tesco to get to any of those places (rail, road or bus).
With Guisborough just a few minutes west.