(12 Feb 2020, 12:47 pm)Andreos1 wrote I mentioned the external factors myself. Of which British Steel/SSI is.
What have the operators done to mitigate any drop in passengers caused by that closure and maintain or increase numbers?
The problem is it could be irreversable if it's people coming from Middlesbrough to the Steelworks. There's no reason for people to travel into the area as there's not particular any reason for people to go to Redcar. If Middlesbrough's numbers are down the same percentage then you could say that.
I'm not defending Arriva (as they're nowhere near perfect if even good) but for all we know the numbers on the 62/64 might be down from Grangetown etc to Redcar but up towards Middlesbrough where people have found new jobs.