(26 Jul 2014, 11:27 am)marxistafozzski wrote GNE has a monopoly in all of East Durham, all the way to Sunderland and Hetton, Houghton to Gateshead/Newcastle...
I would like to see some competition with Arriva, especially on 23, that service is terrible, to compete in Hartlepool, I could not see it working, Stagecoach would run GNE out in no time...
By me as I live down at Peterlee, l would of thought Arriva has the monopoly in East Durham area, 90% of GNE services in Peterlee is due to Arriva not operating them because of them being unprofitable and let the council secure them with taxpayers money, even though arriva wanted the contract to run them. by me I think Arriva were going to win the contract before GNE decided to do them commercially otherwise GNE would lose a foothold in Peterlee.
GNE was going to have alook at the knock on effect of when Arriva closed the depot down and see what services Arriva would cancel to see what GNE could take on, but Arriva re designed their bus services.