(18 Feb 2020, 5:48 pm)scanialover wrote Thanks for the heads up on the IPO. Who though could/might be interested in buying Arriva? Would we see it fragmented. Could we see a better operation than we have at present? Questions, questions.

If Arriva was to be fragmented (and before anyone mentions, yes I know Arriva will most likely be sold as a whole) but this is what I'd think would happen to keep the Competition Commission happy.

Northumbria:
- Ashington > GNE
- Blyth > Stagecoach
- Jesmond > GNE with routes later split between Percy Main & Riverside (306 goes to Stagecoach, I don't see why GNE would want it)

Durham & Tees:
- Belmont > Stagecoach (Stagecoach also gets whole of X12)
- Darlington > GNE * In return for Stagecoach getting the 306, GNE completely get the 7
- Stockton > GNE
- Redcar > GNE
- Whitby > Transdev