(27 May 2022, 10:13 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Oh I'm sure the LAs are over the moon that GNE have generously presented them this fantastic opportunity. Kindness beyond words.To be fair, SNE also "pulled a GNE" for he umpteenth time with the 32 and 32A and others, people just dont see it. So I am not sure they are any better. They are just lucky they operate in areas with high levels of social deprivation and a relatively compact "bus friendly" road network.
I think the reason Arriva and Stagecoach aren't getting too much stick is to do with the fact that they seem to be continuing to try to provide a service, minimal tinkering beyond frequency changes, not cutting off communities. Of course that may all change when funding dries up, but at least in the meantime they are giving services the best chance to recover before throwing in the towel. Stagecoach of course have already revised their Newcastle network, with little substantial impact on passengers and which on the whole were substantially less devastating to the network than those chosen by GNE.
RE: Go North East: Major Service Changes July 2022