RE: Go North East
I think that GNE (and the other operators) are caught between a rock and a hard place. From what I've seen, most of these changes are to 'improve reliability.' If their reliability falls beneath the Traffic Commissioner's target of 99.5%, or their punctuality falls beneath the TC's 95% target, they've got to take action - even when the reliability and punctuality issues are down to traffic congestion or other issues beyond the operators' direct control. So you can't avoid having to make changes!