(09 Mar 2021, 6:33 pm)RobinHood wrote Let's be honest here - no bus will be packed to the gunnels this summer. The general public just don't have that confidence.
Additionally, didn't ANE withdraw the X60/X61 because of the ENCTS scheme? I.e a bus full of pensioners simply isn't sustainable based on the reimbursement.
The average family will not sit on a bus for 3+ hours, it just won't happen, not in the current climate and definitely not in the immediate post social distancing era. From experience, a family will always go in the car, for convenience - especially when both Whitby and Scarborough have a very good park and ride service too.
I agree demand will be there for coastal services, but Newcastle to Whitby or Scarborough is just too far, except for a few hardcore enthusiasts and pensioners who don't drive.
Waste of public funding.
I also don't get the appeal of visiting Whitby or Scarborough over any of the places we have up here.
Sure, they're nice, but are they 'sitting on a bus for 6 hours' nice?