Why is East Coast and motor coaches getting dragged in? both will deffo stay, Motorcoaches has a nice line up of work for itselfs. LCB is the problem, I think it writing's on the wall however its still questionable if its does go completely, and it's still possible ( just like first we could see LCB staying as is in 2021) We have to remember there are staff on this broad, but I doubt it very much any job losses will happen, company always needs drivers.
If Lothian had done this in 2012 or even 2016 it had a chance, but it has mist the boat. Every time, its new ideas have been questionable, the lack of a proper weekly has not helped either. X38 should have been done with First cut the route to every 30mins, not 6 months After first put it back to every 15mins. Ex1 as badly thought out, while the Ex2 should have used stock on the X38, it should have local fares within Linlithgow etc LCB ideas have merit no question about it but how some of them have been executed is where the troubles is.
FIrst are deffo not going to blink now, there can see blood, and the tour buses continue to damaged Lothian aswell. Question has to be will a deal be done, with First pulling bright bus tours in september while LCB scales back most of its routes. I can see some route being kept ie links to edinburgh and 275.
You can never tell, Either way it's still very interesting what might happen., Big Q: have we all signed the check too soon?