(06 Sep 2013, 6:04 pm)cbma06 wrote I think its because the way the East Durham bus services were secured because there were not profitable for the bus company, that's why there were secured in the first place, but if GNE takes it on commercially because there were going to lose the secured contracts to run them with Arriva waiting in the wings itching to get the contract even though most of the services used to be ran by Arriva, and the council secured services were up for renewal at the same time and the council awarding more secured work to independent companies ie Scarlet Band. Anyway back on track, When GNE gets them commercially there was nothing stopping GNE making a mess of the service routes and times which passengers would complain and the council would have to secure the services again and this is why Durham Council put a clause into it so GNE wouldn't take the piss lol
Why was the 206 timetable cut from 1 per hour to nearly every two hours after a early bus there is a 3 hour gap the same on the afternoon with DCC paying only for last run. DCC have refused to subsidies any further runs.