Thought I'd come up with some suggestions where you can expand on council secured services and in turn provide alternatives where there is also a limited operating train service/connections in some of what I have come up with below. #MalarkeyMarathonCommentPending

North Yorkshire Connect
X70 - Harrogate - Ripon - Thirsk - Northallerton - Darlington via A1 Direct to Durham
29/30/30X - York - Rawcliffe - Skelton - Thirsk - Thornton-Le-Moor - Northallerton - Darlington via A1 Direct to Durham
Expansion of York & Country & Hodgson's Services providing new and improved links across North Yorkshire maintaining existing frequencies as per current timetables.

East-West Coastliner
827/828 - Whitby or Scarborough - Pickering - Helmsley - Thirk - Northerallerton - Hurworth-On-Tees - Darlington - Barnard Castle - Kirkby Stephen - Penrith - Carlisle

North Yorkshire Coastliner
835/836 - Leeds - Harrogate - Ripon - Thirsk - Helmsley - Pickering - Whitby (835) or Scarborough (836)
Using 2 Boards of the existing Harrogate Bus Company 36, 1 Board every 2 hours would extend from Ripon to Whitby or Scarborough providing customers with new links and a direct service to the North Yorkshire Coast.

Cross Pennine
580/581 - Carlisle - Penrith - Shap - Kendel - Kirkby Lonsdale - Settle - Skipton - Harrogate (580) or Leeds (581)
Expansion of Kirkby Lonsdale ops of services 106 (Kendel - Penrith) and 580/581 (Settle or Kirkby Lonsdale to Skipton).
Services would run between hours where there are no Northern Trains providing a service thus offering customers an alternative.