(20 Apr 2022, 10:30 am)Andreos1 wrote I was wondering this myself specifically to North Tyneside expansion.

Whether it's the 22 extension, the stuff from South of the river or the 317 - it looks like they're exploiting gaps across North Tyneside.
It will be interesting to see how it progresses.

At the moment, I can't see them expanding in to other areas.
The scholars/workers stuff they're picking up seems to be organised well with minimal dead mileage.
I'd argue outlying areas such as Durham, Washington and Gateshead (the areas they've expanded in to with the contracted work) are more than adequately covered commercially.
Unless they're thinking outside the box and come up with something unique or different, I can't see anything new happening.

With the exception of the 22, I don't think Stagecoach are 'exploiting gaps across North Tyneside' as you claim.

The 317 is a Nexus contract, as are the 10/11 between Jarrow and North Shields. All Stagecoach have done is submitted a bid for tender and won - much like GCT have done in other areas. When they decide to offer a commercial service east of Cobalt/Silverlink, that's when you can judge the merits of their so-called expansion (and let's not forget, the extension of the 1 has already been pulled).