(22 Sep 2024, 7:51 am)Ryland wrote Fully agree the fleet does need to be standardised. Clear investment is needed on the vast majority of redcaf / whitby routes.
72 plates e400 mmc are great on the x93. So ideally another 6 of them would be great to have a fleet of 10.
Perhaps 15 of 17 reg e400s x3 for the park and ride.
B9s to either Durham or another suitable depot.
Solo's to be replaced by either newer solos or a different mini bus.
Temsa to be replaced by Pulsars
Then Pulsars a big investment to be replaced by envoras / the electric buses for 63.
X4 has like 8 buses allocated
X2 services needs re looking at. Could possibility Saltburn to Middlesbrough via redcar hospital or dormanstown
X3 2 buses per hour
64/a could extend back to Redcar INGs farm.
62 extend back to new Marske perhaps via Marske estate to connect to Middlesbrough.
81 to continue to Marske estate possible extensions back to stokesley or great Ayton.
X93 continue as is
X94 summer only between scarborough and whitby
95 stays as is it
96 stays as is it
Possible new town service between whitby and Goathland via ruswarp
P1 and 2 stays as it is with the additional vehicle
See 10 MMC's for Whitby is complete overkill if you ask me, considering the PVR is only 5 in the winter.
Being sensible and being realistic and expecting no investment personally doing exact fleet numbers I'd do:
Now:
6x Gillingham MMC's to Ashington
4x Enviro 400 to Blyth (7530-7533)
2x Enviro 400 MMC to Whitby (7576/7)
6x Volvo B9 to Durham
2x DB300's to Durham (7609/10)
X93: 7576 - 7580
Spare: 7581
Next Summer:
5x Enviro 400 to Whitby (7523/7530-7533)
X93: 7576-7580
X94: 7581/7530/7531
P&R: 7532/7533
Spares: 7523/7534
As long as the core X93 boards are covered then it's fine imo.