(01 Aug 2023, 6:45 am)L469 YVK wrote If the X16 was tendered to another operator other than Arriva.....would Transport North East / Nexus and Northumberland CC have powers to agree mutual ticket acceptance & coordinated timetabling between the tendered service and the X14/X15/X18?
They wouldn't have powers to do that with commercial products and current schedules, no.
It would need Arriva to agree to it, which may be tricky if they are not the winner of the tender.