(24 May 2024, 10:01 am)L469 YVK wrote If Arriva are having operational issues on the Coast Road and GNE are having subsequent operational issues.....could NTCA not have interim powers to extend on the existing qualifying agreement to franchise the 306/307/308/309?

NTCA no longer exists, but it's not that easy for the North East Combined Authority either.

There's a legal process to go through before any franchising can start, and NECA haven't even issued a notice of intent yet. I don't believe they could contract another operator to run services on the Coast Road, given there's two principle operators already running a frequent service, even if the timetable is a work of fiction. 

I'd hope the Traffic Commissioner is looking at Arriva's issues, but it can't help to prompt them.