Suspect this won't be the first of this type of withdrawal as cost pressures rise (see Yorkshire Buses)

However, it does beg the question, is the tender and procurement process atypically local government driven (low price - sod the outcome) going to cost much more in the long run.

When the Angel network does come in, we'll likely see the likes of these and GCT reduced to school work and rail replacements, as the real big boys swoop in (a la manchester and liverpool)