(06 Feb 2025, 4:20 pm)Malarkey wrote Let's hope and pray that when services are franchised here in the North East that Go North East lose everything they operate within our region for the years of horrendous service they've given us.
Then wor Nigel and his toyboy Ben can Go-Ahead elsewhere never to heard from again, certainly don't want no "Devils" in our Kim's proposed "Angel Network" do we.
Worst case, they’ll win lots of routes on the basis of flannel bids and then run them like they’re running the 29, 25 and 34 at the moment. The rules around operating a service would have to be watertight and allow NECA to re-tender if operators don’t actually operate the services they’re being paid for.