(02 Aug 2023, 11:11 pm)R852 PRG wrote You're comparing apples with oranges. With the extent to which Arriva were previously present, and with the Metro covering the coast, there was never enough market share - as the market stood at the time (historical context) - for Go North East to develop much of a network, and so they arguably cut their losses and concentrated resources elsewhere.
Now that the market dynamic has undergone a paradigm shift, and Arriva have *actually* abandoned their network and customer base, Go North East have capitalised on the opportunity to gain a foothold. Quite simple.
GNE concentrated resources elsewhere while ANE abandoned their network and customer base - no bias at all here!
And of course, its nonsense to say there was never enough market share. The Coastline operation used to be pretty extensive across the borough and was cut back and back over time.