(25 Jul 2015, 10:41 am)mb134 wrote I completely get that, because of the amount of research done, it is a bit worrying that after a year all services are being withdrawn, however I am still positive that one or two must be making some money, or at least break even?
If they are all losing massive amounts of money, then fair enough, but as an example, when the 14S operates, Ashington have all of their MPD's and Streetlite's in the depot, not exactly gas guzzlers, surely they would be better off trying, as the communities rely on these services?
They may break even with a small operator like Spirit, but companies like Arriva have massive overheads. They won't touch them.