(17 Feb 2024, 1:30 pm)Storx wrote It was never going to work for a sub urban network. Mind that said GNE is a right minefield of a network as it's urban, sub urban and even rural with Hexham. Least at Arriva (mostly suburban) and Stagecoach (mostly urban) have a consistent network.

Mind one I did notice at the questioning at the end is his attack on GoAhead, which is as rare as finding a needle in a haystack, on about them being took over by private investment groups who have no connections in British transport. Regardless to our feelings of GoNorthEast, one thing that can be said is it has got much much worse since the takeover, in whatever metric you want to look at it. 

Getting 15 year junk from London never happened under the previous ownership, which are completely unsuitable for the work which never happened under the previous ownership and the lack of spend is noticeable across the board.

It's a massive point imo, if you're only given 50p to run the network then regardless to how good you are, then your hands are tied especially when the 50p wasn't enough for staff wages and resulted in one of the worst strikes to blight the company.

Oxford CityBus has expanded. As has Brighton and Hove and Go South Coast. I think even Go East Anglia might even be in a more stable position. That's how far GNE has fallen within Go Ahead

In the presentation, I personally liked the inclusion of Lothian and Nottingham City Transport as commercial bus operators. Which of course they actually are!