(20 Feb 2020, 12:45 am)Jimmi wrote Thing is though, Coastliner probs still has a reasonable passenger turnover from passengers heading to/from York & Leeds in the winter whereas I can't seem to say the same for the X93 as Middlesbrough is the closest to those two, Scarborough could compare to York to some extents, maybe Whitby too although less in the way of shops there. X93 likely just gets enough to be sustainable in the winter months.

I'm not sure if this has been done before but surely a way to get around this issue is to upgrade two routes. One bus route which is borderline requires single / deckers capacity and the X93.

Then buy a fleet of DD's and a fleet of singles then just swap them around between the two routes. Maybe the 7. In the winter months have the single fleet on the X93 where the capacity isnt need and the DD fleet on the 7 where traditionally buses are more busy as everyone is working plus christmas shopping etc. Then in the summer take some of the DD's off the 7 and replace them with the singles on the X93 where the X93 is busier with people going on holiday and the seaside whereas the 7 is generally quieter due to the school holidays, bank holidays etc.

Seems the most sensible route rather than wasting deckers all year around on the X93 all year round bar the logistical nightmare. I would've picked a Stockton or Redcar route but don't believe anything there warrants deckers.