(05 Apr 2026, 5:43 pm)Teessider2014 wrote Let’s be totally honest - like the 516 and 518 in the past this will be a heavily subsidised service carrying mostly fresh air all day! The Tees Flex on it will have been ample capacity!
In that case let’s put the Tees flex minis on the 35, X40/ X41 and East Cleveland 1 and 2 because like you they will be ample capacity considering most of them carry fresh air as well. Like all new services it will need time to see how it does and for people to know about it. Saying that it would be a big help if Connect Tees Valley actually got themselves sorted and updated the timetables in the bus stops to show the service exists.
It’s not quite based on old routes either as this is the first time since the 401/402 countryside bus has connected the Town Centre, Burn Valley and Ward Jackson Park.