(19 Mar 2023, 10:00 pm)RobinHood wrote Freedom of information request on 'Whatdotheyknow' suggests that DCC do pay Arriva a significant amount of money towards Service 57/57A.
Arriva say the contract has ended, yet this local cllr is suggesting Arriva decision? Sounds like both blaming each other.
Believe they're both technically right.
As far as I'm aware the 57 Durham to Kelloe and 57A throughout was commercial (it's all it was until a few year ago) until they won the 58 and extended the 57 through to Hartlepool.
Seems Arriva registered to cancel the 57 outright and 57A from Trimdon to Hartlepool but appears Durham pulled the plug for the 57 extension at the same time (now the 59).