(21 May 2018, 8:03 pm)Andreos1 wrote I forgot about the Scarlet Band 20 to be honest.
I think a couple of journeys a day would probably suffice. Couple in the morning/afternoon in each direction.
The idea of extending the X8 was to supplement the short runs, but it would need an increase to the PVR - which may or may not be sustainable.
It's interesting to see our services get a bit of discussion! Sadly the funding for service 88 runs out in September at the moment. I'd like to see more funding for rural services that link up our long forgotten villages but sadly it doesn't look like there will be any forthcoming as none of the £59m "Transforming Cities" fund can be used for bus services apparently.
I'd be reluctant to do anything dependent on day of the week with our X8 though as that's a strong commercial service on its own now. The latest change to the timetable was requested by our partners at Teesside Park to better align with their staff shift times, and we added a college bus into the middle of the day to offer a half hourly frequency during the main shopping hours. It's going well but I've already identified some tweaks required to the timings.