(24 Jan 2021, 1:35 pm)Andreos1 wrote Well let them work together in competition. The sort of competition that de-regulation and privatisation was meant to bring... 

Or, let them complement each other and see the area develop and grow as the new transport links are bound to see the area grow and prosper. 
Cheap land + improved road and rail transport links = developers wet dream.

This, as someone who lives on the Blyth and Tyne line if I can get a train in 15 minutes to Newcastle vs a bus than can take an hour then sadly I really don't care about the bus route that runs parallel and neither will most locals.

Most routes will be barely affected anyway there's only 3 which are going to be hit hard imo (19 (GNE), X8 and X9) and some which will see changes and some decreases potentially (1, X7, X10, X11, X21) due to less demand or to cover up gaps which come from the train taking passengers. X7 in Amersham to replace X9 for example or changes to the X10/X11 to let more variations ie create a competitive bus for the X8 and to replace parts of the X9.

Overall it's a massive bonus for us as we get a quicker service which I'll imagine will be cheaper aswell if the rumours of using Metro fares.