(04 Jan 2023, 9:47 pm)Aaron21 wrote Are all nexus routes out for tender

See previous discussion.

Go North East - 19
Stagecoach -  32/32A, 35, 54, 317
Gateshead Central Taxis - 335, 342, W1
Stanley Travel - X46

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(04 Jan 2023, 10:30 pm)Jimmi wrote Thing with the 84 at least is, it's almost entirely duplicated by other commercial routes, the only real loss is the small section that's hail & ride and its a loss of a bus to/from the Metrocentre from those areas which isn't great but there's alternatives for shopping.

Unfortunately I think we'll be seeing a lot more cuts of existing tendered services across the country especially with numbers as low as the 84 is apparently carrying (ridden it before, actually believable). Savings also need to be made to ensure other services which weren't previously tendered can actually be funded instead (example, GNE service 25).

Personally, I think it's a disgrace losing tendered services because of GNE creating more of them like the 25, 28, 29. Makes a postcode lottery, some people losing the 84 for example to save the 25. Not saying we should keep the 84 and lose the 25, but the 25 shouldn't have needed rescuing when finding is limited at comes at the expense of another service.