(09 Feb 2026, 8:54 pm)Mike_98 wrote I hope this is not true as it will take ages for people from Lingdale to get to places like Ormesby, Middlesbrough, James Cook Hospital. The 5A offers the best service they've ever had to get to Middlesbrough. The X3 is only useful to get to saltburn, skelton and redcar because it takes well over an hr to get to Boro.
The 5A does it in less than an hour so I don't think this will happen. People will be very frustrated to get to middlesbrough via eston and south bank. People want a service direct to James Cook Hospital, not eston square xD. But if it does ever happen, it will be revised very quickly. Also, if its true it just shows Arriva simply don't have a clue. They're really trying to congest everything down.
Again, I mentioned before that Arriva doing this sort of stuff is only going to get Stagecoach and other operators to point out to the authorities that Arriva ain't fit for purpose.
I see it differently. The link to Middlesbrough is still provided. Connections to everywhere can still be made as per the 5A, only North Ormesby is really lost (arguably Eston at least has bus shelters to connect into the 63). A new link is provided during the day between Eston and Guisborough, which is always been shouted for.
Taking the bus off of the car park that is Cargo Fleet Lane is also almost certainly within the decision making process.
The draft I've seen, has a half hourly morning service from Lingdale and a half hourly evening service back, which is better than the 5A currently too.
Your last point makes absolutely no sense. Who is pointing out what and to who? Outside of a franchised bus area, bus operator decisions are accountable to nobody except themselves.