(01 Aug 2018, 8:37 pm)Michael wrote Confirmed now by Stagecarriage..
We've had our busiest day ever on our X8 buses today with well over 500 passengers in one day - it's great to see so many happy people using the services!
We've got some great news for you too... from Monday 3rd September our X8 buses will extend from Middlesbrough to James Cook Hospital once an hour, running via North Ormesby and Longlands giving direct links to the hospital from Stockton, North Tees Hospital and Stillington!
What's even better is our buses will operate directly into the hospital grounds, dropping you right outside the door.
Watch out for the new timetables available soon
Isnt the X8 three buses? Still sounds very poorly used. I hope they have success with James Cook Hospital, but worry that it will fall foul of the same problems that plauged the 37 and X6 when they went in. Peak times, you simply couldnt get out of the grounds!
I think Stagecoach are also running via Longlands again from September, which means 5 buses per hour where the 28/28A currently run on their own. I wonder if Arriva will react? Although they tend to make changes in July and February.