(Yesterday, 10:18 am)S830OFT wrote Some suggestions for services in Cleveland & North Yorkshire.

X2 - Service extended to Loftus & Easington. Journeys between Redcar and Marske will run directly via Coast Road with all journeys also calling into Skelton Asda.

(Middlesbrough | Dormanstown | Redcar | Marske | Saltburn | Hob Hill Lane | Skelton | Skelton Asda | Brotton, Whitecliffe Centre | Carlin How | Skinningrove | Liverton Mines | Loftus | Easington)

- Service will operate every two hours, although combining with service X3 will offer a bus every 60 minutes along common sections.
- Service will replace services 1/2.
- Local links between Redcar and Marske replaced by extended service 62.

X3 - Service extended to Loftus & Easington from Lingdale. Journeys between Redcar and Marske will run directly via Coast Road, with all journeys also calling into Skelton Asda.

(Middlesbrough | Dormanstown | Redcar | Marske | Saltburn | Hob Hill Lane | Skelton Asda | North Skelton | Skelton | Skelton Green | Boosbeck | Lingdale | A171 | Moorsholm | A171 | Liverton Mines | Loftus | Easington)

- Service will operate every two hours, although combining with service X2 will offer a bus every 60 minutes along common sections.
- Service will replace services 1/2.
- Local links between Redcar and Marske covered by extended service 62.

X5 - Service 5A renumbered & adjusted as an express between Middlesbrough and Guisborough.

5 - Journeys will no longer serve Liverton Mines, with this link maintained by services X2/X3. This will help ensure buses run exactly every 30 minutes across the full length of the route (ie. improved punctuality)

5A - Service renumbered as service X5 & will run limited stop between Guisborough and Middlesbrough calling at the same stops as service X93. This will allow for two fast buses p/h between Middlesbrough & Guisborough.

28 - Service extended to Redcar & Marske via the 81 route.

62 - Service extended back to Marske & New Marske via the current X2 route, additionally serving Alnwick Close. All journeys will run via Aske Road up to every 30 minutes.

81 - Service fully replaced by extended service 28.

TVCA 1/2 - Services withdrawn & replaced by extensions on services X2/X3, which will help maintain all current connections that are available.

Whitby/NYCC suggestions.

94 - Summer only. Service will run between Sleights, Whitby, Hawsker, Robin Hoods Bay, Fylingthorpe, Peasholm Park & Scarborough up to every 60 minutes, combining service X94/95 together. This change would make use of the X94s current 45 minute layover, allowing a PVR reduction of 1 by using this time to run to Sleights & back opposed to using the bus from the 95. This route will no longer serve the estates in Whitby & instead operate directly via Mayfield Road to Ruswarp, with service 97 covering the local section in Whitby.

The morning & evening journeys to & from Middlesbrough will run as service X94.

95 - Winter only. Service will run between Sleights, Whitby, Hawsker, Fylingthorpe & Robin Hoods Bay on a reduced 90 minute frequency, although will no longer serve the estates in Whitby & instead operate directly via Mayfield Road to Ruswarp, with service 97 covering the local section in Whitby. The extension to Robin Hoods Bay helps to ensure there are additional buses available during the winter months outside of the hourly X93.

The school journeys on the 323 that this service currently interworks with, would be adjusted to interwork with either the 96 or 97 contract instead, allowing service 94/95 to operate throughout the day without any gaps in the timetable.

Additional buses continue to be available between Whitby and Sleights, including the 96/840 & Esk Valley Line Trains.

96 - Service will no longer serve Eskdale, with this link available on hourly service 97. This service will continue to serve Sainsbury's offering cross-town links for the villages on the route.

97 - New service that will replace the Park and Ride service at Whitby Abbey, but also help offer some easy to use links around the Town, aswell as replace service 95 from going to Sainsbury's & service 96 going to Eskdale.

(Whitby Abbey | Green Lane | Whitby Sainsbury's | Eskdale | Whitby Harbour | Whitby Bus Station | Kirkwood Close | Byland Road | Castle Park | Love Lane | Whitby West Cliff | St. Hilda's Terrace | Whitby Bus Station | Whitby Abbey)

Fare suggestions for the X4/X93 - to accept all train tickets for the full length of each route opposed to just Scarborough To Whitby & Whitby to Saltburn due to the infrequency of the train service to Whitby.

It would also be nice if North East Explorer tickets could be accepted on all Northern Trains in the North East to offer better value for money & better integrated transport links. If that is not possible, a bus only explorer for £10 & bus, metro, ferry & train explorer for £20, with local tickets such as Tyne and Wear Day Ticket helping to keep the tickets affordable for those travelling more locally...