(15 Apr 2016, 5:03 pm)tyresmoke wrote To be fair the 748x B7TL's have done alright over the 3 years they've been used, not forgetting they were used full time for their first season, before being relegated to the summer extras only. They still do ok although I'm not sure whether they'd expect to get another year out of them in 2017, hence the reason for trialling some extra summer vehicles in the shape of lower cost B9TL's or freshly refurbished B7TL's again. Hopefully a decision will be made that will allow a fleet to be put into place before the summer really kicks off properly in June.

With any amount of luck the weather we're getting presently will continue through the summer and the expected crowds/demand won't materialise and we can continue with ex London/Yorkshire filling the gaps; and don't forget Redcar/Dormanstown have 25 Temsa's at their disposal. This sort of thing wouldn't happen if an operator like Transdev/Coastliner had the route. Simple as !  And then just how is it "fair" to give any praise to the 748x series BTL7's? Obviously you've never experienced the "pleasure" of them climbing in and out of Robin Hoods Bay et al or waiting at the roadside as a replacement vehicle is summoned. It's an embarrassment !