(05 Feb 2023, 11:16 am)lloyd647 wrote Be interesting to see what tenders stagecoach win this year and be interesting to see if they get the 317 contract again.

I hope they do, they have ran it better than GNE ran the 11 for years. It's also a good earner for Stagecoach so I doubt they'll give it up easily. Lots of people buy day tickets.

(05 Feb 2023, 11:34 am)Thomas12 wrote I’m thinking Stagecoach have won a good chunk as they are apparently fully staffed compared to Arriva and GNE.

Any proof or just speculation??

(05 Feb 2023, 11:49 am)Storx wrote In fairness there's not much to win unless they can get some minibuses from somewhere - there's only really the 19 they could run; the 335 and 342 are both minibus routes and rest breadvans and they don't have anything to run them unless the Teesflex buses head North.

I wouldn't like to try and get an Enviro 200 / 300 around some of the streets on the 335/342, the 335 in particular at the Eastern side.

I'm sure it will be fine as GCT regularly put their white full size E200MMC on and seems to be fine. Also the drivers managed months on the 317 with full size E300's and only changed due to residents complaints and buses getting stuck between parked cars. E200's have no issues generally.

However Percy Main is apparently fully staffed according to multiple people on this forum do the 19 will probably stay with GNE.