(28 Jul 2024, 8:01 pm)Adrian wrote I'll not repeat what I added above, but doesn't the depot become a useless asset, if the current occupier doesn't run any franchised services in the area? They can't run commercial ones, so they'd be paying for a big empty space.

They won't be giving it away, but I think it's likely the North East CA will buy the asset. Let's not forget that one of the Mayor's devolved powers, is the ability to issue compulsory purchase orders.

Yeh I suppose But forgive me and I might be proved wrong but I just cant see

North star bid for all arriva northumbria routes

North star win all the routes between haymarket and Berwick

North star offer arriva "x" amount for garages in northumberland but arriva say no we are taking our bus stock to Liverpool and selling the land for houses.

Mayor jumps in and buys land at going rate i assume???

North star now has a garage with not enough buses ( or drivers for that matter) Change north star to any other company and its still the same.

I just can see it happening.  I bet 20p on 90% of the routes continued to be operated by the current operator unless THEY dont want to run them. 

But as you have put above we could all have passed to the other side if its going to take 5 years!