(07 May 2021, 10:49 pm)James101 wrote It’s dangerous for Nexus to load so many contracts with wafer thin margins onto one operator. Should GCT come into difficulties, financial or operational (public enquiries) they could very suddenly be without operators for a lot of routes. The GHA collapse was very damaging for tendered routes in Cheshire, North Wales & Shropshire.

Indeed. Gateshead Central Taxis almost have the monopoly on tendered bus routes (excluding scholars) in Tyne & Wear now. It’s quite scary.

I noticed two separate contracts running to Team Valley did not operate yesterday, and I bet the K1/K2 had lost mileage for a considerable period of time too (or another service would’ve, if they did provide a replacement bus on that contract after the thermal incident took place).


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