Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(05/01/2019 15:43)wirralbus Wrote:  Brian Souter has already said he would walk away from the Tyne and Wear model of reregulation , which would be awkward to implement without one of the biggest public transport groupings.

How does the Tyne & Wear model differ from GMCA's franchising option? Anecdotal evidence suggests Stagecoach are treating Tyne & Wear similarly to (Gtr) Manchester in that investment has suddenly come to a standstill and the current corporate policy is to sting captive markets to cross-subsidise (can I say that?) bus wars and fares supression in politically correct areas/boroughs.