(17 Apr 2021, 9:19 pm)Malarkey wrote On the flip side of Arriva coin I had 7526 a B7 ALX400 which struggled with even a small incline, maybe Arriva need to take note of this new venture from Go North East and up there game with some new buses for the X93/X94 as they are crying out for it when the B9's are out of service, I noted 1438/1569 & I had the pleasure of 2862 on my return X93 journey back to Middlesbrough having photographed it heading in the opposite direction going to Scarborough, this was as a result of having been hit with "Drivers Discression" on "Covid Capacity Restrictions" on the X93/X94 where 1438/1569 were allocated so waited an hour and a half for a bus which was not very fun at all.
Therefore I see a potential gap where Go North East could step in with more Whitby to Scarborough shorts going via Robin Hoods Bay as I do think Arriva are their for the taking in this neck of the woods, I actually tried to ring Arriva to see if an extra bus could be sent as 20 of us were left standing but there offices were closed at 15:40 this afternoon despite the automated person saying they were open 8-5:30, terrible customer service and a clear don't care attitude towards their passengers.
Hard to justify brand new vehicles for a seasonal PVR increase though, and those B7s are reportedly pretty reliable (and are having engineering attention ahead of the summer season). At the moment the B9s are obviously undergoing work ahead of the summer (though this should have been done in the winter, really).
On the GNE having more shorts, where would they operate that from? It would be far more suited to EYMS, if anyone. Also for the additonal bus, if the spare (2862) has already been put out then realistically nothing would be able to get to Scarborough until the next bus rocked up regardless - drivers also make it known to supervisors if they hit bus full and leave folk behind, to my knowledge, so if something could be done it probably would have been.