(14 Jan 2016, 10:20 am)scania driver wrote I'm guessing that the X93 Middlesbrough-Scarborough service, given the route over which it operates, must be hailed as one of Arriva's sucsess stories ? I'm remember, and yes we are going back a few (?) years here, when it was a twice, possibily 3 times, a say service, operated from Loftus depot as a then extension of what, to the best of my recall, was service 58. It was generally operated by BU's, possible those so converted to be dual purpose. The service has now gone through a variety of "upgrades" and operators with the inevitable spread of vehicle types. Now after a few, shall I say troubled, years, during which passenger numbers despite the problems, have increased immensely and clearly justified the investment in the BTL9's. Maybe I'm in the wrong thread to be asking for peoples thoughts, comments and possibily memories.
There was a specific thread set up at one point about the X93.
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...hp?tid=997
I think I outlined my thoughts at the time both in that thread and within the Arriva one - that investment would lead to an improvement to the service.
Suppose it was a bit 'speculate to accumulate' and it could have backfired big style.
I am glad to see an investment and an apparent subsequent improvement to the service.