(17 Aug 2021, 11:15 am)Keeiajs wrote If you lose money you can't operate a service that is simple, but that doesn't stop you investing into new buses to try and take on your competitor. Does it.
If you lose money, you cannot operate a service? Where's that written down in legislation?
Not all journeys of a service not being profitable does not instantly mean a business is haemorrhaging money, though I accept it means that margins aren't as tight as they potentially could be. You need to be prepared to take some hits to make money, and whilst a 71 nearly being axed or services being re-routed in Stanley might not mean a lot to you, people rely on those services and negative impact will only ever push people towards private cars or taxis.
As others have said, enthusiasts can be too dismissive of how changes impacts others. We're supposed to be of the business of 'Bus Back Better' these days, and I'm afraid that I don't see how some of these changes fits in with that desire to grow passenger numbers.