(29 Feb 2020, 8:44 pm)RobinHood wrote It's normally about this time of year that the B9TLs are brought in for MOT and service prep, to ensure that they aren't taken off for planned servicing over the summer timetable.

Same thing happened last year I recall, a few missing for a few weeks, but then all back out and ready for Easter.

Two of the B7s are still in Durham? Is 7609 still at Blyth?

(02 Mar 2020, 6:25 pm)Ryland wrote 1607 broken down on the 10 as I left work this evening

(06 Mar 2020, 2:59 am)Stephen James Peter Johns wrote I believe in line with the service changes Redcar are losing 1429-40 to Stockton with 1550-59 coming the other way. Also possibly Stockton Centros 1534-6 leaving to head to Blyth to replace 1401-3

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(05 Mar 2020, 11:05 pm)S830OFT wrote I would have preferred it if the X3/X3A were sent via Dormanstown and service X4 carried on as normal. Time will tell if these revisions prove popular...

Also great to see 1550 - 1559 will move to Redcar as the X3/X3A seem to rarely have enough StreetLites to form the allocaton...

(06 Mar 2020, 6:01 am)scanialover wrote So if these fleet movements have been cancelled isn't that good and sensible news's? The logic behind swooping Stockton's Streetlites for Dormanstown's VDL Pulsars seemed kinda pointless. OK the Streetlites haven't been an altogether success at Stockton, coping with the demands of the services - 5/5a - on which they were intended to operate but then the Dormanstown operated X3/X4 routes have the same issues unless of course there was another reason for the move? Didn't someone suggest that service 63 was going to be upgraded and operated by Streetlites?

(06 Mar 2020, 8:06 am)Michael Euston wrote Looking at the changes of the X3 and X4 from April. Good that the X3A is extended to Brotton. Good that the X4 is running later in the evening. My only negative is that the turnaround in Whitby has been reduced from 13 minutes to 6 minutes. Not really a problem at this time of year but in the summer it will be a problem.

(07 Mar 2020, 11:45 am)tvd wrote New timetables for the X4 and the X93/X94 now online.

I too can see punctuality being an issue with the reduced layover time in Whitby, and dont personally like the diversion through Dormanstown.  Ok, it only adds about 3 minutes to the journey but all these incremental extras all make a difference - when the X4 first started, it didnt even stop at all stops along the coast road.

Yes its good for people in Dormanstown, but again those people coming in from East Cleveland have to put up with a longer journey into Middlesbrough.  Personally, I preferred the days when Dormanstown and Marske Estate were served by a town service.  Longer distance journeys are then left to take the more direct route.

Just my opinion and you cant please everyone, but slower journeys dont attract people from their cars onto buses.

On a positive note the later evening journeys are a good thing.

(07 Mar 2020, 7:07 pm)scanialover wrote And then we, down here on Teesside end up with the cast offs as the fleets are re-arranged. Yes we have to accommodate whatever is happening with Euro 6 but why should we suffer?

(07 Mar 2020, 7:07 pm)scanialover wrote And then we, down here on Teesside end up with the cast offs as the fleets are re-arranged. Yes we have to accommodate whatever is happening with Euro 6 but why should we suffer?

(07 Mar 2020, 7:33 pm)scanialover wrote What I'd really like to see, in order to keep our serviceable vehicles - and yes there are plenty of them - is the various depots being given budgets, resources and the luxury of time, to keep them so and try and minimise the issues we read about on here. Yes it's difficult in this day and age but surely doesn't what I say make sense?

(07 Mar 2020, 8:07 pm)scanialover wrote Where do I find this information?