(21 Nov 2025, 10:25 pm)S830OFT wrote Got me thinking with respects to the X93 currently getting funding to run evening buses between Whitby and Scarborough, when that drys up, one would assume Arriva will have no interest or intention of continuing that for the single figure passengers that likely use it during the winter. There's not really anything left to cut in Whitby apart from completely throwing the 95 in as a commercial route & cutting frequencys on the X4/X93, which can't really be done as even in the winter they carry healthy loads during the day.
The evening journeys added in the summer of 2025 were not funded in any way. They are genuine attempts at growing the market, similar story for the X4 Sunday frequency being retained. Incremental service improvements that don't stretch the driver position all in one go.