(30 Jun 2013, 9:42 pm)nk55 wrote(30 Jun 2013, 9:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Aren't Scarlet Band's services all contracted?
Nooo, you can't be having ANOTHER independant operator being bought out by the big boys.
All of scarlet bands contracts are due for renewal this year, only won on 1yr contracts so you could see gne open up a new depot in bishop if any are won. Also durham park & ride is up in march next year, so maybe a low cost unit could be established with the X21 being returned to chester & the X46 withdrawn.
Quite a lot of discussion on the X46 potentially being withdrawn - why would it be? The X46 runs off an X21; unless there are upcoming timetable changes to service X21, I highly doubt we will see the withdrawal of the service.
(30 Jun 2013, 9:43 pm)AdamY wrote I'm not too familiar with the operations of Scarlet Band. They seem to run a lot of services around the Durham/Ferryhill/Spennymoor/Bishop Auckland area, but it's obvious that some services (i.e. 6, 22, 58a) are contract work. Do Scarlet Band they run any services commercially or is it mainly just contract work?
On another note, which GNE depot runs the DCC funded 59 on a Sunday?
EDIT: Beaten to the question!!
Peterlee, under the "East Durham" network.
It seems that not many people like photographing the service, but I've managed to get a few photos since it first started. See here for an example of one of those.