Cheshire East proposed funding cuts

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RE: Cheshire East proposed funding cuts

(20/10/2017 20:32)Nicholas Wrote:  The route identifiers might be internal references, with the winning bidder able to choose the route number. A similar practise happened in Dorset - they tendered routes that they referred to as 1 to 7, however the operators were able to select what number was used (the same as existing in 5 out of 7).

In this case they don't all have existing numbers due to part withdrawal of routes and the remaining sections being lumped together in to a new route.

I imagine it's also possible some operators will look at the proposed replacement for a service they currently operate and think "we could provide a service at least as good as that on a commercial basis", as some operators have done in the past which then gives them more flexibility over timings, the exact route etc.