(29 Jun 2026, 4:42 pm)L469 YVK wrote Maybe, but there have been instances in the past where other operators have been bounced out by better services like before Covid in the 2010's when GNE ran the X84 & X85.
Exactly which operators were 'bounced out' by the introduction of the X84 and X85? Can you please provide examples?
With Jesmond closing, it really wasn't feasible for Arriva to operate the 685 from Blyth, so you can't argue that they were 'bounced out'.