(07 Jun 2014, 1:53 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Just a thought
X9 - Newcastle – Gateshead – Heworth – Peterlee – Billingham – Stockton Middlesbrough - Every 30 Minutes using B9TL's Operated by Go North East
X10/X93 - Newcastle - Gateshead - Heworth - Middlesbrough - Whitby - Robin Hoods Bay - Scarborough - Every 1 Hour/Every 2 Hours per Operator using Coaches (Limited Stopping Service, Jointly Operated with Arriva) - 10 Minutes Layover in Middlesbrough before changing into X10/X93 - 5 Minutes Layover at Each End of the Route using 2 Drivers, 1 Each Way to meet European Driving Requirments.
X92 - Middlesbrough - Whitby - Every 30 Minutes using B7TL's Operated by Arriva
The Cost of the Coaches would be evenly split between both Operators, and would be Operated in same way as National Express/Stagecoach Megabus Services.
I like your X10, X92 and X93 idea but for the X9, the best strategy would be to purchase B8RLE's due to the frequency increase and also the fact thay they've been designed for endurance purposes by Volvo. Just add to the routes for evenings and Sundays though, GNE would operate the X9 hourly using the B8TL and Arriva would operate the sector between Middlesborough and Scarborough on their basis.