(29 May 2025, 8:46 am)Storx wrote Even known they probably should, I just can't see it.
Why bother investing up here when you're going to lose it and it's not very profitable anyway. Alternatively, you could invest in somewhere like Brighton or Oxford which are very profitable areas and there's no plans for franchising, at all, and displace those buses to other areas ie. up here.
Those two have had massive investment aswell, imo they'll be doing the bare minimum to scrape through up here, hence the lack of investment anyway.
Could say the same for Arriva & Stagecoach who have invested or placed half-decent cascades into the NECA area.
GNE have proven that they can only go so far with no investment. Worst case if GNE lose work with franchising, send any decent vehicles to the Bee Network (if GNW win anything) or to Brighton, Oxford or East Yorkshire.