I notice talk of increased 'staycations' this year but in the case of Scarborough the hospitality side is as much constrained by capacity as the railway. In any year during high season accomodation in Scarborough is always near enough fully booked so there isn't going to be a glut of extra holidaymakers putting a strain on the service. If anything the holiday season may well be extended for a few weeks as people who couldn't visit in high season take a later break.
Daytrippers to resorts may well put additional strain on some resorts but this is unlikely to happen with Scarborough on the railway at least, not at £20+ per ticket.
If anything the resort is better served than ever this year in terms of moving people in and out by rail. Anyone who has been to Scarborough on holiday by rail will have experienced a Friday morning trying to get out of there on a single rammed 185, doubling this capacity on an hourly basis and getting people to York to spread out on to onward connections is much more appealing to me.
Daytrippers to resorts may well put additional strain on some resorts but this is unlikely to happen with Scarborough on the railway at least, not at £20+ per ticket.
If anything the resort is better served than ever this year in terms of moving people in and out by rail. Anyone who has been to Scarborough on holiday by rail will have experienced a Friday morning trying to get out of there on a single rammed 185, doubling this capacity on an hourly basis and getting people to York to spread out on to onward connections is much more appealing to me.