(09 Aug 2014, 7:45 pm)mrnut85 wrote It makes no difference what it carries, it's a contact from STMBC so Stagecoach have been paid
It does in a way though... If it's carrying nothing but air (which it has done every time I've seen it too), then when the contract comes up for renewal, the chances are it will just be withdrawn straight up.
There is scope for a summer coastal service - both Go North East and Stagecoach North East know this, and I'd be very surprised if neither of the two parties aren't in communication with the local councils about it...
Perhaps when the contract is up for renewal, those parties funding the CS2 service will put their money into something a little bit more useful...