(26 Feb 2024, 8:11 pm)RobinHood wrote Many, many years ago, circa 2007 maybe? and even then, they were financially supported.
Thank you. I thought it was a while ago, certainly in my head it was pre-2010 "Big Change" (or whatever it was called) as I couldn't remember them being mentioned in that or in anything since.
(26 Feb 2024, 8:25 pm)Coastliner700 wrote The were devised in late 90s usually using Alnwick based metroriders on some days. The 515 also operated this route on some journeys too.
I'm not sure in this case then how the company are now bad for taking on a Saturday only service to serve the villages again after all these years? As above from Robin Hood, the services were subsidised even back then so surely it would be the council at fault for pulling the funding rather than Arriva?
Generally I'd be of a similar opinion in that it's always interesting when operators throw in the towel on a commerical service and then immediately win the tender for it, but this seems to be an entirely different kettle of fish.