(11 Jul 2020, 9:04 am)Wybus wrote These contracts seem to flip flop between GNE winning the vast majority, and then the next year independents winning loads. There was the year when GNE lost loads, withdrew loads of buses and put the Vykings into a special events fleet, the next year they were all back in use and they had to draft in the 69xx fleet. They’ll probably get them all back again next time.

Must be funny if you are a user of a misc works service, one year it could be a full sized double deck, the next year it could be a GCT van.

Certain runs are tied to various other contract routes, some schools and some all day services. The fact that GNE have been selling lots of vehicles suggests they're downsizing the fleet significantly. I have heard from various sources that a number of operators have won various routes but none have been confirmed officially yet. I know Weardale have a few Team Valley runs though including 937 and 941.