Quote from: Winston on March 13, 2015, 11:45:16 AMQuote from: arrifirststage on March 13, 2015, 11:26:41 AMThey are not competitive routes, they are being introduced with funding to give I54 new transport links and were put out to tender, which NX won. I'm sure Arriva would have also submitted bids to operate them.Quote from: Tony on March 12, 2015, 07:38:32 PMTony,can you please explain how this subsidy works? On the face of things it appears almost illegal that a competitive route can be introduced with a subsidy unless there is a restriction that passengers can only travel to i54.........or am I missing something?
Where are all those people who keep posting NXWM 'don't want to operate outside the West Midlands' ?
Could you please explain.
Winston,I realise they were put out to tender,and if only passengers to the i54 could use them I could understand,but if. Route from Wolverhampton to Stafford,or to Hednesford,is not competing with the incumbent operator then what is it?
Could I give a sum of money under tender to an operator to compete on say the outer circle would that not be illegal,if not,then why not.