(10 Aug 2025, 9:50 pm)Shrek wrote Another thing that Nexus should take into account when giving out contracts imo. If it will mean a service gets cut, give it to somebody else. 

I get that Arriva will have made it cheaper by pulling that services, but it does show why franchising is popular with the public.

One of my pet hates. 

Many a time in the past, I've arrived for a Washington bound service at somewhere like Eldon Square or Houghton and realised (too late), there's a gap due to a vehicle (or driver) being utilised on a contracted service. 

I've not noticed it so much recently, but it was definitely noticeable in the past.