(20 Apr 2022, 2:55 pm)MurdnunoC wrote The 10/11 were funded by Cobalt when they operated peak-time services. They weren't well-used so funding was withdrawn - as were the services when the money dried up. I've also found out since my last post that both the 1 and 22 were funded by Cobalt too. The funding was pulled for the 1 and so was the extension. The 22 must be doing alright as it is still currently funded, but the extension was a result of funding, not because Stagecoach decided to exploit any gaps by operating anything commercially.

If Nexus decide to pull funding for both the 10/11 and 317, and Stagecoach decide to cancel each service as a result, which gaps are Stagecoach exploiting then? Gaps aren't currently being exploited, they are being plugged.

Has eezypeazy hacked your account? Splitting more hairs than he/she ever did here!
Gonna be chatting about battleship grey Solo's and magic money trees next

Seriously though. I think they're going to take advantage of the gaps which are there (exploited or plugged). Build a foundation based on funded stuff and if numbers are there to exploit, I think they will snap them up.
It goes without saying that funding takes away (or at least reduces) the commercial risk - so if they can have that safety net, I'm sure they will use it.