(10 hours ago)Coastliner700 wrote For Bee Network the only vehicles not controlled by TFGM are from depots outside of the area so for Transdev they run in own livery with routes that are run by TFGM like 184 that is bee network. So 685 would be difficult as it’s run by two depots inside area and one outside.

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate it. Yeah, that makes sense. Presumably if Slatyford depot wasn't Stagecoach anymore, the 685 would move from there but still be operated by a depot inside the franchised area, whichever depot Stagecoach got instead and still be operated by Carlisle depot as well. Surely if the route is shared between Slatyford and Carlisle, the Slatyford buses will be franchised and the Carlisle buses will run in Stagecoach livery?