(14 Jul 2022, 3:22 pm)gc802002 wrote No , If they return them during the cooling off period there will be no penalty. Although this was a rushed tender process, there will still be a standstill period
I am guessing with the Sunday run, Stanley Travel were maybe hoping to get the 30/31 , Together with existing work might have created the resouce to take on the Sunday work? Perhaps?
JH Maybe taken on too much with the 30/31 and 82/82A and thus didn't want the X62?
All conjecture and i guess we may never know.
I wonder if Arriva/Stagecoach tendered for anything? Or A-Line for that matter.
Stanley Travel would have made sense for the Stanley-based 30/31 and would have complimented the 713/714 but cheapest tender wins unfortunately.