(29 Sep 2023, 6:31 pm)Storx wrote The Arriva ones are interesting as it doesn't cover Peterlee to Sunderland for some reason.
I don't know what Arriva / Stagecoach's intentions are but it'll be interesting to see if GNE are paying them to accept them or whether both are using it as an opportunity to poach some customers. The accepting corridors of both, in particular, seem to be very protecting of wiping out all of the GNE North Tyneside routes as they're all pretty much covered now by either the Metro or bus via some route.
I doubt GNE are paying. I’d say it’s commercial opportunism and I welcome it, we don’t see enough of it!