(11 May 2016, 4:11 am)Dan wrote I think the old registration had an expiry on it while Go North East were undergoing discussions with Durham County Council about it.That would explain it.
There is no expiry any more, hence the separate registration.
If it's always as busy as it was when we caught it, last week, I'd be surprised if it couldn't stand on its own two feet, to be honest. Plenty of people actually paying fares, too.