That’s quite a list of services set to completely disappear (and this doesn’t include those where only sections of routes are being cut):
X22
X46
X62
X70
25
28
28A
28B
29
30
38
38A
38C
47A
55
62
62A
69
82
734
V3
Killing all of these services and slashing several others, despite there still being 2 months BRG remaining beyond the proposed cut date, suggests little interest or commitment in trying to support the/giving it time for recovery of the network. Just shows what an utter waste of money the BRG has been – prop up services when no one was using them just for the private companies to pull out as people begin to return. It’s a damn shame to see Northern being run into the ground by the current management. But at least all the withdrawn buses will be nice and shiny advertising the lost routes – great business sense.
As others have pointed out, it is notable that SNE and ANE have maintaned much greater proportions of their networks, with mainly just frequency changes. Yes SNE stepped back from a couple of services in Newcastle but nothing on the scale of the GNE cuts of which this must now be the second or third round since the Sept 2021 slashing. Wonder if we will get a 90 odd page promotional brochure to support these cuts too.
RE: Go North East : Upcoming Service Changes