Might be just me, but is it just me that would rather we didn't bother with franchising at all, 2 of the main operators have pretty much proven their not fit for purpose anyway and go for the full public approach instead.
Starmer has already commited to it, or has reletively recently mentioned it, and unless something spectacular happens he's going to be in charge in just over a month anyway.
Obviously you'd need to get the right people in charge, but on paper most the GNE / Arriva Northumbria team will be out of a job - whether you judge them to the right people anyway is another question mind. Franchising in Manchester so far hasn't exactly been the glory of success some want to shout about, especially with transitions. It's all good giving GoAhead somewhere like Walkergate but if the place is full of ex GoNorthEast driver's then you can see where the problems start.
Not to mention everyone likes to discuss how great buses are in London but forget to the mention the big funding black hole behind them (massively cross subsidised by the Underground)
Heck you could even argue for a dual model and have a public operator operating Stagecoach's network (maybe with them having a small share like Transdev do with Nottingham City Transport) possibly with other areas added in (Gateshead / rest of Sunderland?), and franchise out other areas which are more rural / intercity and never have the scope to really return massive profits.
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07 May 2024, 2:59 pm
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07 May 2024, 2:39 pm
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07 May 2024, 3:05 pm
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08 May 2024, 12:41 pm
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09 May 2024, 4:10 am
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09 May 2024, 8:21 pm
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09 May 2024, 8:48 pm
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10 May 2024, 11:59 am
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22 May 2024, 12:54 pm
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23 May 2024, 6:01 pm
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26 May 2024, 11:01 am
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