(26 Jan 2022, 8:50 pm)L469 YVK wrote The Coast Road is a funny one. Whilst the 306/308 have been stable, GNE have seriously upped their game on the 309/310/311 since 2013 and certainly 2016 onwards.

If anything other than minor changes, I see no reductions to the 309/310/311 as  at most, a PVR of 3x would be saved unless GNE made very deep cuts. And given Arriva's potential circmstances (Jesmond Depot) and the need to review and streamline things, GNE would be wise to take advantage of that unless BSIP actually comes in.

The EP will sort the Coast Road. It will be rationalised I suspect by the summer.

Unfortunately Qualifying Agreements aren't quick though, as you need to tick quite a few legal boxes.

Operators will be focused on sorting their immediate financial concerns first I suspect.