(20 Feb 2021, 12:20 am)Drifter60 wrote Well I see your point, obviously it’s very speculative so probably not getting worth too into it. I suppose I was just pointing out that for the vast majority even IF Arriva and Go North East merged, widespread job losses are somewhat unlikely. Although yes, depot locations etc could change and might certainly cause problems for individuals. This is clearly conjecture in any case, no suggestion of this been anything more than one operator filling a gap.

Unless Nexus took full control like the original quality contracts idea, I doubt that GNE would get the full Northumbria division. Stagecoach would likely land Blyth (X10/X11 & 306/308 suit their high frequency route profile perfectly). GNE would most likely land Ashington & Jesmond with the latter being closed and split between Percy Main (or new depot) and Riverside.