(13 Jun 2022, 7:09 pm)Chris 1 wrote As recently as January Martijn Gilbert responded to the rumours around the future of Chester le Street with a “no” or a “there are no plans, clearly a rumour…” Hmmm
Think I’d be inclined to add the East Anglia operations to the list of basket cases. Not sure how Plymouth is faring these days?
Isn't Plymouth with GoCornwall which is all tendered so is just printing money for them so at least there's something down there for them, just had a look at the accounts and they made £1.2m over a revenue a 1/4 of GNE so doesn't seem too bad and that was before the GoCornwall free money. GoEastAnglia is a mess mind (more below).
(13 Jun 2022, 7:36 pm)citaro5284 wrote Good grief, thats GNE, GNW, East Anglia and Plymouth all in the firing line - be nowt left for them to buy at this rate.
It's not much really between them maybe taking out GoCornwall they'll be taking money from the company. Like said after the London contracts is where the money is in UK bus. GoAhead are (or were until very recently) the biggest operator in London and GoSouthCoast and Brighton and Hove are both very strong, both made £10m each or thereabouts in 2019. Just had a look at East Anglia and that is a basketcase mind, £1m loss between 2 of them, didn't check the third in 2019 so who knows what state that is in now.