(27 Mar 2022, 6:44 pm)Dan wrote I think you'd be way off the mark. I don't think anyone is as obsessed with Southeastern as this forum.

The penalty has been paid, there'll be some reputational damage but everyone in the main is moving on. The stock market certainly doesn't seem to care too much, further rail contracts have been awarded...

I'm not sure about that the RMT are on GoAhead like a hawk lately, seen they're having a go at GBR over the renewal of the GTR contract. Then again they're always moaning though to be fair.

(27 Mar 2022, 6:57 pm)mb134 wrote I'd assume that bid would have covered a significant proportion of the Teesside area too, much like many of the other bids which have been accepted - so to me, if anything, that would be the more surprising rejection.

https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/wp-content/...posal-.pdf - That's the Tees Valley one but it's all been redacted so you can't tell what's going on. From the map it appears it's the following routes though.

The 2 (Darlington), 7 (Darlington), X66/X67, 36, 8 (Middlesbrough), 9 (Middlesbrough), 17 (Middlesbrough), 12 (Middlesbrough), X3/X3A - Partially (Redcar), 63 (Redcar)

I was surprised they didn't get that one mind tbf.