(19 Oct 2023, 9:33 am)Andreos1 wrote Would it get through the Monopolies Commission (or whatever its called these days)?

Don't see why not tbh, they got the Stagecoach takeover at Darlington which really did make it a monopoly there, they seem quite lax half the time with it. Similar with GoNorthEast / Arriva swap which made monopolies in both areas pretty much, especially SE Northumberland, and those routes really did compete.