(30 Jun 2019, 4:58 pm)S813 FVK wrote
If you mean 'commercial interests' as in putting other things first rather than withholding information then it would seem that way yes, judging by this:
https://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=1832&pid=230885#pid230885
I know what you mean. But as soon as GNE re-timed the evening 309 & 310 services back in March, ANE acted and re-timed the 306 & 308 to depart at xx:12,27,42,57. The 309 & 310 are listed for more changes in this round and if they re-time them to lets say:
- 19:35, 19:55, 20:20, 20:50, 21:25, 21:55, 22:25, 22:55, 23:25
Then they aren't going to want Arriva getting a scent about that.
And the Jul 2016 were released on the 15th June that year (I remember well) so that's 4 and 1/2 weeks notice.
When ANE re-timed the 306 & 308 back in May they only just gave over a weeks notice to the general public (traveline jplanner info was available about 2x weeks before).