(09 Nov 2020, 7:31 pm)Charles41 wrote Interesting fact about Gateshead Central, they've invested in more new buses so far this year than Arriva in the North East. Some of the minibuses they run provide vital links for the elderly. If the big operators had not trimmed the less profitable parts of the their operations then firms such as Gateshead Central would not have grown picking up Nexus contracts.
Here in Gateshead Go North East has a virtual monopoly. Yet the number of services has decreased decreased markedly in the past twenty years.
Charles
It would be interesting to see a before and after, to compare the changes within Gateshead.
Id argue that Gateshead itself has got off fairly lightly compared to other areas. There will be the odd exception, but apart from western Gateshead (which had a stack of stuff contracted out to OK in the past), the network has been pretty stable in terms of commercial operations over the years.