Without it, the X30 bus just runs dead from the depot to start/finish as Bebside. Opening those dead journeys up makes absolute sense when a rail station exists with the flow.
(24 Feb 2026, 8:26 pm)Storx wrote I know it's pretty minor, but I thought there had to be consultations before making cuts to services because the one for the 306 was very hidden if there was?
It's not a requirement within the code of conduct, GNE only did theirs because they didn't meet the initial 18 week notice period.
Good practice yes, but if the decision is already made that it doesn't stack up financially, what exactly does a consultation achieve? It won't change the decision and they certainly won't extend another service, incurring the same costs they are trying to save, to cover it.
Consultation is only worthwhile if a genuine opportunity or variable exists.
I understand that Arriva wanted to withdraw this section last year, but the QA agreement prevented it and Arriva agreed to hold it to maintain the wider QA benefits. Now that agreement still end, nothing to hold them into it.