(12 Jul 2022, 3:46 pm)reymyster9 wrote It seems like Rural Link's County Durham operations will be coming to an end from the 15th as they have cancelled the 104 (https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.s...ls/597121/). Does anyone know their reasoning for withdrawing from these contracts?

Seems like they're binning off anything that uses a conventional bus, looks like Rural Link / L & B Travel will just be coaches and vans given services 613, 815, 882 & 885 which now all use vans will survive (seemingly interworking with scholars contracts).

EDIT: alleged to be down to critical driver shortages

No operator is currently able to take on the 104 atm so is currently suspended.